NORTHWARDLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. NORTHWARDLY 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
n1o1r1t1h4w4a1r1d2l1y4
Depends on the listNORTHWARDLY · 11 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NORTHWARDLY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.91
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful NORTHWARDLY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NORTHWARDLY
No single letter turns NORTHWARDLY into another word.
How NORTHWARDLY scores
Scrabble n1o1r1t1h4w4a1r1d2l1y4 21
Words with Friends n2o1r1t1h3w4a1r1d2l2y3 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in NORTHWARDLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NORTHWARDLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NORTHWARDLY
northward16 thrawnly17 hydrator15 onwardly15 towardly15 waldhorn15 harlotry14 narrowly14 hydrant14 nayword14 norward11 tardyon11 toyland11 warlord11 althorn10 troland8 anyhow15 worthy15 wrathy15 ayword13 drawly13 hardly13 tawdry13 arrowy12 harrow12 horary12 loathy12 rhyton12 thorny12 thrawn12 thrown12 townly12 wroath12 yarrow12 donary10 drylot10 hadron10 holard10 onward10 toward10
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Common questions about NORTHWARDLY
- Is NORTHWARDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NORTHWARDLY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NORTHWARDLY worth?
- NORTHWARDLY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NORTHWARDLY?
- No single letter can be added to NORTHWARDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NORTHWARDLY:
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