INLY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. INLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INLY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INLY
No single letter turns INLY into another word.
How INLY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in INLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does INLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
poetic
Inwardly, deep within the heart or mind.
Inly is a poetic and archaic adverb describing feelings kept hidden beneath a calm outward appearance. Older poets used inly to convey private sorrow or joy rather than open emotion.
How INLY is used
Found chiefly in older poetry and literary writing, not in modern speech.
- She grieved inly while keeping a calm face in public.
- He inly resented the decision but said nothing aloud.
- The old poem describes a heart inly troubled by doubt.
- Though smiling, she was inly afraid of what came next.
- The knight inly vowed to return before winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of INLY
The 4 tiles of INLY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with INLY
1 longer words begin with INLY.
Words ending in INLY
13 words end in INLY. Useful as a back hook: play INLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in INLY
Common questions about INLY
- Is INLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INLY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INLY worth?
- INLY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INLY mean?
- Inwardly, deep within the heart or mind.
- What letters can be added to INLY?
- No single letter can be added to INLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of INLY:
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