Is FORTHRIGHTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORTHRIGHTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORTHRIGHTLY mean?
- adverb
directly and without evasion; not roundabout
“to face a problem squarely”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 25 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 FORTHRIGHTLY
FORTHRIGHTLY 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 FORTHRIGHTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forthright20
- frothily17
- flighty17
- horrify16
- thrifty16
- highly16
- filthy15
- frothy15
- glorify14
- rightly14
- tightly14
- torrify13
- flight13
- fright13
- righty13
- flirty12
- thirty12
- thrift12
- fight12
- hight12
- thigh12
- trilogy11
- filth11
- firry11
- firth11
- fitly11
- forth11
- forty11
- frith11
- froth11
- hotly11
- hotty11
- lofty11
- yirth11
- fogy11
- high11
- yogh11
- gorily10
- gritty10
- grotty10
- righto10
- trigly10
- holy10
- forrit9
- liroth9
- trotyl9
- girly9
- girth9
- glory9
- grift9
- grith9
- light9
- right9
- tight9
- fly9
- foh9
- foy9
- fry9
- hoy9
- thy9
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