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Is NECESSARILY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NECESSARILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NECESSARILY mean?

  1. adverb

    in an essential manner

    “such expenses are necessarily incurred”

  2. adverb

    in such a manner as could not be otherwise

    “it is necessarily so”

  3. adverb

    as a highly likely consequence

    “we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
11

N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (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 NECESSARILY

NECESSARILY 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 NECESSARILY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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