INITIATIVELY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. INITIATIVELY 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INITIATIVELY?
| 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 INITIATIVELY is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INITIATIVELY
No single letter turns INITIATIVELY into another word.
How INITIATIVELY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INITIATIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 4 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIATIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INITIATIVELY
- The letter I appears four times in INITIATIVELY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in INITIATIVELY
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Common questions about INITIATIVELY
- Is INITIATIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INITIATIVELY is not in it.
- How many points is INITIATIVELY worth?
- INITIATIVELY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INITIATIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to INITIATIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INITIATIVELY:
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