Is PRECIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRECIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRECIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
extremely
“there is precious little time left”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + 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 PRECIOUSLY
PRECIOUSLY 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 PRECIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- croupily15
- polyuric15
- sprucely15
- clypeus14
- crisply14
- pyloric14
- spicery14
- supercoil13
- crousely13
- pleurisy13
- clypei13
- coypus13
- crispy13
- croupy13
- cypres13
- cyprus13
- policy13
- pricey13
- recopy13
- spicey13
- sprucy13
- couplers12
- policers12
- precious12
- surplice12
- clerisy12
- cruisey12
- crusily12
- leprosy12
- piously12
- prosily12
- pursily12
- pylorus12
- roupily12
- soupily12
- copsy12
- coypu12
- crepy12
- pricy12
- pyric12
- spicy12
- closeup11
- copiers11
- coupler11
- couples11
- croupes11
- oilcups11
- peloric11
- piceous11
- policer11
- polices11
- recoups11
- scruple11
- spicule11
- splicer11
- upcoils11
- cosily11
- cresyl11
- cruisy11
- lyrics11
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