LEFTWARDLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. LEFTWARDLY 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 LEFTWARDLY?
| 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 LEFTWARDLY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEFTWARDLY
No single letter turns LEFTWARDLY into another word.
How LEFTWARDLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LEFTWARDLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEFTWARDLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LEFTWARDLY
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Common questions about LEFTWARDLY
- Is LEFTWARDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LEFTWARDLY is not in it.
- How many points is LEFTWARDLY worth?
- LEFTWARDLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LEFTWARDLY?
- No single letter can be added to LEFTWARDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LEFTWARDLY:
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