SCANTILY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCANTILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCANTILY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCANTILY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCANTILY
No single letter turns SCANTILY into another word.
How SCANTILY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCANTILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCANTILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCANTILY
- All 8 letters of SCANTILY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCANTILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a way that is barely enough, or that leaves much uncovered.
Scantily is most often paired with dressed, but it also describes meagre supplies and sparse growth. In both cases it hints that what is there falls short of what would be expected.
How SCANTILY is used
Used about clothing and about things supplied in small amounts.
- The cabin was scantily furnished.
- The dancers were scantily dressed for the cold night.
- Grass grew scantily on the rocky slope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCANTILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCANTILY
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Common questions about SCANTILY
- Is SCANTILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCANTILY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCANTILY worth?
- SCANTILY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCANTILY mean?
- In a way that is barely enough, or that leaves much uncovered.
- What letters can be added to SCANTILY?
- No single letter can be added to SCANTILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCANTILY:
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