Is DICHOTOMOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DICHOTOMOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DICHOTOMOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a dichotomous manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + M (3) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 24 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 DICHOTOMOUSLY
DICHOTOMOUSLY 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 DICHOTOMOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dichotomy20
- dichotomous19
- homolytic19
- modishly17
- chymist17
- chymous17
- smoochy17
- smutchy17
- tychism17
- colostomy16
- choosily16
- mouthily16
- smoothly16
- touchily16
- humidly16
- muchly16
- mythic16
- thymic16
- colthoods15
- dishclout15
- colotomy15
- mistouch15
- mucosity15
- scholium15
- chylous15
- cushily15
- mushily15
- slouchy15
- smoothy15
- thymols15
- colthood14
- cotyloid14
- dicotyls14
- hoodlums14
- molochs14
- myotics14
- choosy14
- coyish14
- cymoid14
- homily14
- mouthy14
- mythoi14
- mythos14
- smithy14
- thymol14
- thymus14
- touchy14
- duchy14
- lustihood13
- midcults13
- coldish13
- custody13
- cystoid13
- dicotyl13
- doomily13
- hoodlum13
- moodily13
- outchid13
- soothly13
- tumidly13
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