RAWLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RAWLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAWLY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAWLY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAWLY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RAWLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAWLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does RAWLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a raw, harsh, or unrefined manner; also, exposed without protection or cover.
Rawly can describe blunt, unpolished behaviour, as when feelings are expressed rawly rather than tactfully. It can equally describe skin or wood left rawly exposed, still unprotected by scar tissue or a finished surface.
How RAWLY is used
Chiefly literary; heard less often in casual speech than raw or raw-boned.
- The wound had healed rawly, without much scarring.
- She spoke rawly about the accident, holding nothing back.
- The timber frame stood rawly against the winter sky.
- His grief showed rawly in every line of the letter.
- The cold cut rawly through their thin coats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAWLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in RAWLY
5 words end in RAWLY. Useful as a back hook: play RAWLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RAWLY
Common questions about RAWLY
- Is RAWLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAWLY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAWLY worth?
- RAWLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAWLY mean?
- In a raw, harsh, or unrefined manner; also, exposed without protection or cover.
- What letters can be added to RAWLY?
- RAWLY takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAWLY:
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