Is FAVORABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FAVORABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FAVORABLY mean?
- adverb
showing approval
“he reviewed the play favorably”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + V (4) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 FAVORABLY
FAVORABLY 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 FAVORABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flavory16
- barfly14
- forby13
- flavor12
- lavabo11
- favor11
- flava11
- foray11
- ovary11
- boyar10
- boyla10
- brava10
- bravo10
- fava10
- flay10
- fray10
- vary10
- ably9
- barf9
- bray9
- byrl9
- flab9
- forb9
- orby9
- fav9
- fay9
- fly9
- foy9
- fry9
- aboral8
- alary8
- alvar8
- arval8
- flora8
- larva8
- royal8
- valor8
- volar8
- aby8
- bay8
- boy8
- fab8
- fob8
- yob8
- bolar7
- boral7
- labor7
- labra7
- lobar7
- afar7
- afro7
- alfa7
- arvo7
- aryl7
- farl7
- faro7
- foal7
- fora7
- lava7
- loaf7
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