ODDLY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ODDLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ODDLY?
| 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 ODDLY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ODDLY
No single letter turns ODDLY into another word.
How ODDLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ODDLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does ODDLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a strange or unexpected way.
Oddly modifies a whole statement as often as a single verb, which is why it so often opens a sentence: oddly, nobody complained. It comes from odd, and pairs naturally with enough in the fixed phrase oddly enough, used to flag something unexpected as true anyway. English has several similar adverbs, such as strangely and curiously, but oddly is the plainest and most common of the set.
How ODDLY is used
Common in both speech and writing; frequently combined with enough.
- Oddly, the door was already open when she arrived.
- He behaved oddly all through the meeting.
- Oddly enough, the plan actually worked.
- The room was oddly quiet after the announcement.
- She looked at him oddly and said nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ODDLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ODDLY
Common questions about ODDLY
- Is ODDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ODDLY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ODDLY worth?
- ODDLY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ODDLY mean?
- In a strange or unexpected way.
- What letters can be added to ODDLY?
- No single letter can be added to ODDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ODDLY:
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