Is ORDINARILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ORDINARILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ORDINARILY mean?
- adverb
under normal conditions
“usually she was late”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 ORDINARILY
ORDINARILY 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 ORDINARILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ordinary12
- rainily10
- aridly10
- airily9
- daily9
- dairy9
- diary9
- doily9
- drily9
- lardy9
- lindy9
- lyard9
- randy9
- rindy9
- yaird9
- lianoid8
- ordinal8
- inlay8
- irony8
- lairy8
- layin8
- lorry8
- noily8
- onlay8
- rainy8
- rayon8
- riyal8
- roily8
- royal8
- dory8
- dray8
- idly8
- idyl8
- lady8
- odyl8
- oldy8
- rynd8
- yald8
- yard8
- yird8
- yond8
- aldrin7
- donair7
- inlaid7
- inroad7
- ladino7
- ladron7
- lardon7
- ordain7
- airy7
- aryl7
- ayin7
- inly7
- liny7
- lory7
- nary7
- oily7
- only7
- yarn7
- yirr7
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