Is AWKWARDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AWKWARDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AWKWARDLY mean?
- adverb
in an awkward manner
“he bent awkwardly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + W (4) + K (5) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 AWKWARDLY
AWKWARDLY 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 AWKWARDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- walkway20
- awkward18
- wayward17
- darkly14
- drawly13
- alkyd13
- larky12
- yarak12
- dawk12
- alway11
- rawly11
- alky11
- kray11
- kyar11
- laky11
- wady11
- walk11
- wark11
- away10
- awry10
- waly10
- wary10
- wawl10
- yawl10
- kay10
- yak10
- award9
- drawl9
- kraal9
- lardy9
- lyard9
- dark9
- waw9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- alary8
- arak8
- draw8
- dray8
- lady8
- lark8
- ward8
- yald8
- yard8
- dak8
- aryl7
- raya7
- ark7
- daw7
- day7
- dry7
- wad7
- awa6
- awl6
- law6
- lay6
- raw6
- ray6
- rya6
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