ILLUSTRIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ILLUSTRIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ILLUSTRIOUSLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLUSTRIOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLUSTRIOUSLY
No single letter turns ILLUSTRIOUSLY into another word.
How ILLUSTRIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ILLUSTRIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLUSTRIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ILLUSTRIOUSLY
- ILLUSTRIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ILLUSTRIOUSLY
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Common questions about ILLUSTRIOUSLY
- Is ILLUSTRIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLUSTRIOUSLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLUSTRIOUSLY worth?
- ILLUSTRIOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLUSTRIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to ILLUSTRIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ILLUSTRIOUSLY:
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