Is INDIRECTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDIRECTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INDIRECTLY mean?
- adverb
not in a forthright manner
“he answered very indirectly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 INDIRECTLY
INDIRECTLY 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 INDIRECTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cylinder14
- cytidine14
- directly14
- cindery13
- dicliny13
- trendily12
- cidery12
- indicter11
- indirect11
- reindict11
- dirtily11
- tindery11
- tiredly11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- cyder11
- decry11
- dicey11
- dicty11
- dictier10
- dineric10
- identic10
- incited10
- inertly10
- direly10
- ridley10
- tidily10
- trendy10
- icily10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- yince10
- citrine9
- crinite9
- inciter9
- neritic9
- cinder9
- citied9
- clerid9
- credit9
- delict9
- deltic9
- dicier9
- direct9
- indict9
- lenity9
- nitery9
- tinily9
- triced9
- deity9
- dirty9
- drily9
- dynel9
- lindy9
- nerdy9
- redly9
- rindy9
- tyned9
- tyred9
- yield9
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