Is INDUSTRIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INDUSTRIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INDUSTRIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in an industrious manner
“they hoed up weeds industriously all morning”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + 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 INDUSTRIOUSLY
INDUSTRIOUSLY 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 INDUSTRIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- studiously14
- industrious12
- nitrosyls12
- ruinously12
- sinuosity12
- sinuously12
- disunity12
- drysuits12
- idylists12
- industry12
- rotundly12
- solidity12
- sturdily12
- styloids12
- sundrily12
- untidily12
- stridulous11
- nitrosyl11
- tylosins11
- dirtily11
- drylots11
- drysuit11
- dustily11
- idylist11
- roundly11
- soundly11
- styloid11
- dilutions10
- siluroids10
- toluidins10
- utilidors10
- lyrists10
- noisily10
- rustily10
- stonily10
- tylosin10
- untruly10
- dourly10
- drossy10
- drylot10
- nudity10
- sloyds10
- studly10
- sturdy10
- sundry10
- synods10
- tidily10
- unduly10
- untidy10
- dilution9
- dilutors9
- silurids9
- siluroid9
- sinusoid9
- sistroid9
- studious9
- tolidins9
- toluidin9
- utilidor9
- lyrist9
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