Is PREVIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREVIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREVIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
at an earlier time or formerly
“she had previously lived in Chicago”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 10
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + V (4) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 PREVIOUSLY
PREVIOUSLY 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.
Anagrams of PREVIOUSLY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PREVIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- viperously18
- overply15
- purveys15
- purvey14
- overplus13
- overslip13
- pervious13
- pleurisy13
- pluviose13
- previous13
- slipover13
- viperous13
- livyers13
- silvery13
- voyeurs13
- pervy13
- privy13
- leprosy12
- oversup12
- piously12
- plosive12
- plovers12
- prosily12
- pursily12
- pylorus12
- roupily12
- soupily12
- livery12
- livyer12
- loveys12
- overly12
- survey12
- verily12
- volery12
- voyeur12
- rivulose11
- osprey11
- pelvis11
- pervos11
- plover11
- ployes11
- plyers11
- proves11
- purely11
- pusley11
- pylori11
- ripely11
- ropily11
- sirupy11
- slurpy11
- vipers11
- ivory11
- lovey11
- perilous10
- elusory10
- louvers10
- louvres10
- surveil10
- velours10
- pervo10
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