WORDILY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WORDILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WORDILY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WORDILY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WORDILY
No single letter turns WORDILY into another word.
How WORDILY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WORDILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does WORDILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a way that uses more words than are needed to make the point.
Editors flag text that is written wordily because the idea is buried under padding. Cutting such passages usually makes the same message shorter and sharper. The opposite habit is speaking tersely.
How WORDILY is used
Wordily usually describes how someone writes or explains something, often as mild criticism.
- The contract was drafted wordily, with three clauses saying the same thing.
- She answered wordily, circling the question before reaching a reply.
- He apologised wordily for a delay that took only a minute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORDILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WORDILY
The 7 tiles of WORDILY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in WORDILY
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Common questions about WORDILY
- Is WORDILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORDILY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORDILY worth?
- WORDILY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORDILY mean?
- In a way that uses more words than are needed to make the point.
- What letters can be added to WORDILY?
- No single letter can be added to WORDILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WORDILY:
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