INSIDIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. INSIDIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
i1n1s1i1d2i1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableINSIDIOUSLY · 11 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept INSIDIOUSLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.36
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.73%
Our own measure of how useful INSIDIOUSLY is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSIDIOUSLY
No single letter turns INSIDIOUSLY into another word.
How INSIDIOUSLY scores
Scrabble i1n1s1i1d2i1o1u1s1l1y4 15
Words with Friends i1n2s1i1d2i1o1u2s1l2y3 17
Face value of the 11 tiles in INSIDIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSIDIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INSIDIOUSLY
- INSIDIOUSLY 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 INSIDIOUSLY
insidious10 sinusoid9 soundly11 noisily10 dulosis8 solidus8 unsolid8 insouls7 sloyds10 synods10 lysins9 nosily9 dossil7 indols7 iodins7 lounds7 sloids7 solidi7 solids7 sounds7 unlids7 unsold7 insoul6 ulosis6 doily9 donsy9 idyls9 lindy9 odyls9 oundy9 sloyd9 sudsy9 synds9 synod9 lossy8 lousy8 lysin8 lysis8 noily8 noisy8
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Common questions about INSIDIOUSLY
- Is INSIDIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INSIDIOUSLY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INSIDIOUSLY worth?
- INSIDIOUSLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INSIDIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to INSIDIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INSIDIOUSLY:
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