Is ARDUOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARDUOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARDUOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in an arduous manner
“they worked arduously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 ARDUOUSLY
ARDUOUSLY 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 ARDUOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dourly10
- sudary10
- royals9
- sourly9
- drays9
- dryas9
- lardy9
- lyard9
- odyls9
- sadly9
- sloyd9
- yards9
- yauds9
- yauld9
- arduous8
- sudoral8
- aryls8
- loury8
- lousy8
- royal8
- saury8
- surly8
- usury8
- yours8
- days8
- dory8
- dray8
- drys8
- duly8
- lady8
- odyl8
- oldy8
- yald8
- yard8
- yaud8
- yods8
- dorsal7
- doulas7
- douras7
- aryl7
- lays7
- lory7
- rays7
- rosy7
- ruly7
- ryas7
- ryus7
- slay7
- soya7
- your7
- yous7
- day7
- dry7
- yod7
- aurous6
- aloud6
- dorsa6
- doula6
- doura6
- duals6
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