Is MANDATORILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANDATORILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANDATORILY mean?
- adverb
in a manner that cannot be evaded
“the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied.”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (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 MANDATORILY
MANDATORILY 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 MANDATORILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- admiralty15
- damnatory15
- mandatory15
- mordantly15
- amorality14
- normality14
- dairyman14
- modality14
- randomly14
- radiantly13
- laminary13
- matronly13
- minatory13
- molarity13
- morality13
- almondy13
- amyloid13
- doryman13
- drayman13
- yardman13
- antiroyal12
- maladroit12
- adroitly12
- dilatory12
- idolatry12
- intraday12
- nodality12
- alimony12
- almonry12
- amatory12
- anatomy12
- anomaly12
- mayoral12
- daimyo12
- dynamo12
- malady12
- milady12
- myriad12
- laminator11
- manatoid11
- mandator11
- mandorla11
- radioman11
- tamarind11
- tramadol11
- lanyard11
- tanyard11
- tardily11
- tardyon11
- toyland11
- layman11
- mainly11
- mornay11
- trimly11
- dimly11
- dormy11
- madly11
- moldy11
- myoid11
- trainload10
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