TRAILINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. TRAILINGLY 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TRAILINGLY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAILINGLY is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAILINGLY
No single letter turns TRAILINGLY into another word.
How TRAILINGLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRAILINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRAILINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAILINGLY
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Common questions about TRAILINGLY
- Is TRAILINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TRAILINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is TRAILINGLY worth?
- TRAILINGLY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRAILINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to TRAILINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRAILINGLY:
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