Is METAPHORICALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, METAPHORICALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does METAPHORICALLY mean?
- adverb
in a metaphorical manner
“she expressed herself metaphorically”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
14
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 26 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 METAPHORICALLY
METAPHORICALLY 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 METAPHORICALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- empathically24
- emphatically24
- myelopathic23
- hermatypic22
- macrophyte22
- microphyll22
- polymathic22
- metaphorical21
- aphetically21
- parochially21
- thermically21
- trophically21
- champerty21
- lymphatic21
- mycophile21
- myopathic21
- mythopeic21
- phyllomic21
- apothecary20
- archetypal20
- haemolytic20
- hyperlocal20
- orphically20
- phatically20
- photically20
- pharmacy20
- operatically19
- alphameric19
- amphoteric19
- camphorate19
- metaphoric19
- plyometric19
- cataphyll19
- cherimoya19
- coryphaei19
- epochally19
- hemolytic19
- hypocrite19
- lachrymal19
- ohmically19
- preachily19
- acropetally18
- precoitally18
- heroically18
- lipectomy18
- micropyle18
- polymeric18
- arythmic18
- lechayim18
- methylic18
- mythical18
- patchily18
- phyletic18
- phyllome18
- polymath18
- champy18
- allopathic17
- apothecial17
- atomically17
- malapertly17
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