Is COVERTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COVERTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COVERTLY mean?
- adverb
in a covert manner
“he did it covertly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 COVERTLY
COVERTLY 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 COVERTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clovery15
- overtly13
- covey13
- overly12
- volery12
- clover11
- corvet11
- covert11
- vector11
- velcro11
- lovey11
- clove10
- cover10
- covet10
- coyer10
- octyl10
- levy10
- very10
- revolt9
- rotely9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cory9
- cove9
- colter8
- lector8
- lover8
- overt8
- toyer8
- trove8
- volte8
- voter8
- coy8
- cry8
- ceorl7
- recto7
- telco7
- levo7
- lory7
- love7
- lyre7
- over7
- oyer7
- rely7
- rove7
- ryot7
- tory7
- trey7
- troy7
- tyer7
- tyre7
- tyro7
- vert7
- veto7
- vole7
- volt7
- vote7
- yore7
- celt6
- cero6
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