Is HONORABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HONORABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HONORABLY mean?
- adverb
in an honorable manner
“he acted honorably”
- adverb
with honor
“he was honorably discharged after many years of service”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + 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 HONORABLY
HONORABLY 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 HONORABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hooray12
- barony11
- baryon11
- hoary11
- hooly11
- horny11
- yahoo11
- abhor10
- barny10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- looby10
- nobly10
- ahoy10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hyla10
- nyah10
- ably9
- blah9
- boho9
- bony9
- boyo9
- bray9
- byrl9
- hobo9
- orby9
- hay9
- hoy9
- yah9
- robalo8
- halon8
- honor8
- horal8
- loony8
- onlay8
- rayon8
- royal8
- aby8
- bah8
- bay8
- boy8
- hob8
- yob8
- aboon7
- baron7
- bolar7
- boral7
- boron7
- labor7
- lobar7
- aryl7
- halo7
- harl7
- hoar7
- holo7
- hora7
- horn7
- lory7
- nary7
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