Is AVOWEDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AVOWEDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AVOWEDLY mean?
- adverb
by open declaration
“their policy has been avowedly Marxist”
- adverb
as acknowledged
“true, she is the smartest in her class”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + V (4) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + D (2) + 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 AVOWEDLY
AVOWEDLY 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 AVOWEDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wavey14
- avowed13
- yawled13
- yowled13
- wavy13
- vowed12
- waved12
- wyled12
- yawed12
- yowed12
- leavy11
- lovey11
- vealy11
- vowel11
- davy11
- dewy11
- wady11
- avow10
- levy10
- owly10
- waly10
- wave10
- wove10
- wyle10
- yawl10
- yeow10
- yowe10
- yowl10
- delay9
- dowel9
- dwale9
- laved9
- lawed9
- layed9
- leady9
- loved9
- lowed9
- odyle9
- voled9
- waled9
- weald9
- woald9
- yodel9
- yodle9
- vaw9
- vow9
- way9
- wye9
- yaw9
- yew9
- yow9
- laevo8
- awed8
- deva8
- dove8
- lady8
- lewd8
- odyl8
- oldy8
- owed8
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