INADVISABLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. INADVISABLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INADVISABLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INADVISABLY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INADVISABLY
No single letter turns INADVISABLY into another word.
How INADVISABLY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INADVISABLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INADVISABLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in INADVISABLY
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Common questions about INADVISABLY
- Is INADVISABLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INADVISABLY is not in it.
- How many points is INADVISABLY worth?
- INADVISABLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INADVISABLY?
- No single letter can be added to INADVISABLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INADVISABLY:
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