PROFITABLY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PROFITABLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROFITABLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROFITABLY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROFITABLY
No single letter turns PROFITABLY into another word.
How PROFITABLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PROFITABLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROFITABLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PROFITABLY
- All 10 letters of PROFITABLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PROFITABLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a way that brings financial gain, or some other useful benefit.
Profitably is used of businesses that earn money and also of time spent well. The second use is looser: an afternoon can be spent profitably without anyone earning a penny.
How PROFITABLY is used
Often paired with verbs such as trade, invest, spend or employ, where profitably shows the outcome.
- The shop has traded profitably since its first year.
- He used the long journey profitably by reading two books.
- Farmers can profitably sell the surplus at the local market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROFITABLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROFITABLY
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Common questions about PROFITABLY
- Is PROFITABLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROFITABLY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROFITABLY worth?
- PROFITABLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROFITABLY mean?
- In a way that brings financial gain, or some other useful benefit.
- What letters can be added to PROFITABLY?
- No single letter can be added to PROFITABLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PROFITABLY:
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