Is ABORTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABORTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABORTIVELY mean?
- adverb
in an unfruitful manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABORTIVELY
ABORTIVELY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ABORTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- veritably17
- bravely15
- brevity15
- viably14
- abortive13
- bloviate13
- layover13
- olivary13
- ovality13
- ovately13
- overlay13
- overtly13
- variety13
- vilayet13
- virelay13
- bilayer12
- bolivar12
- liberty12
- obviate12
- vibrate12
- vibrato12
- votable12
- levity12
- livery12
- livyer12
- overly12
- verily12
- verity12
- volery12
- votary12
- bevy12
- violater11
- abvolt11
- bailey11
- barely11
- barley11
- baryte11
- betray11
- bleary11
- obvert11
- trebly11
- trilby11
- verbal11
- viable11
- ivory11
- leavy11
- lovey11
- ovary11
- ravey11
- vealy11
- laborite10
- irately10
- levator10
- orality10
- overlit10
- reality10
- tearily10
- variole10
- violate10
- above10
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