Is IMPORTANTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPORTANTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPORTANTLY mean?
- adverb
in an important way or to an important degree
“more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself”
- adverb
in an important way
“for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 IMPORTANTLY
IMPORTANTLY 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 IMPORTANTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patrimony16
- palimony15
- mortality14
- normality14
- paronym14
- tympani14
- tympano14
- important13
- matronly13
- minatory13
- molarity13
- morality13
- patronly13
- polarity13
- ponytail13
- tyropita13
- mopily13
- myopia13
- paynim13
- primly13
- trampy13
- tympan13
- prolamin12
- protamin12
- alimony12
- almonry12
- inaptly12
- ptyalin12
- topiary12
- amply12
- imply12
- palmy12
- tonality11
- implant11
- lampion11
- maintop11
- marplot11
- optimal11
- ptomain11
- rampion11
- tampion11
- timpano11
- trimpot11
- tripman11
- mainly11
- mornay11
- painty11
- paltry11
- pantry11
- parity11
- partly11
- plotty11
- pointy11
- polity11
- portly11
- protyl11
- pylori11
- pyrola11
- raptly11
- ropily11
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