Is BROTHERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROTHERLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROTHERLY mean?
- adjective
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
“brotherly feelings”
- adverb
(archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 BROTHERLY
BROTHERLY 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 BROTHERLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brothy14
- helotry13
- bothy13
- herby13
- brothel12
- brother12
- theory12
- bother11
- trebly11
- ethyl11
- herry11
- holey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- berry10
- berth10
- beryl10
- borty10
- broey10
- broth10
- throb10
- holy10
- hyte10
- they10
- rhetor9
- rotely9
- beth9
- both9
- byre9
- byrl9
- byte9
- herb9
- obey9
- orby9
- toby9
- hey9
- hoy9
- thy9
- yeh9
- bolter8
- helot8
- hotel8
- lorry8
- other8
- retry8
- terry8
- thole8
- throe8
- toyer8
- bey8
- boy8
- bye8
- hob8
- yob8
- borer7
- botel7
- roble7
- helo7
- herl7
- hero7
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