Is BROADLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADLY mean?
- adverb
without regard to specific details or exceptions
“he interprets the law broadly”
- adverb
in a wide fashion
“he smiled broadly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + 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 BROADLY
BROADLY 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 BROADLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boyard12
- byroad12
- drably12
- badly11
- baldy11
- boyar10
- boyla10
- body10
- doby10
- lardy9
- lyard9
- ably9
- bray9
- byrl9
- orby9
- board8
- broad8
- dobla8
- dobra8
- royal8
- dory8
- dray8
- lady8
- odyl8
- oldy8
- yald8
- yard8
- aby8
- bay8
- boy8
- yob8
- bolar7
- boral7
- labor7
- lobar7
- aryl7
- bald7
- bard7
- bold7
- brad7
- darb7
- drab7
- lory7
- day7
- dry7
- yod7
- by7
- boar6
- bola6
- bora6
- bad6
- bod6
- dab6
- lay6
- ray6
- rya6
- yar6
- lard5
- load5
- lord5
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