Is PRIMARILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRIMARILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRIMARILY mean?
- adverb
for the most part
“he is mainly interested in butterflies”
- adverb
of primary import
“this is primarily a question of economics”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + 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 PRIMARILY
PRIMARILY 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 PRIMARILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- primary14
- primly13
- miliary12
- amply12
- imply12
- palmy12
- impair10
- primal10
- marly10
- marry10
- mylar10
- parry10
- airily9
- limpa9
- milpa9
- prima9
- primi9
- amyl9
- army9
- limy9
- miry9
- paly9
- pily9
- play9
- pray9
- rimy9
- lairy8
- riyal8
- impi8
- lamp8
- limp8
- palm8
- pima8
- pram8
- prim8
- ramp8
- may8
- pay8
- ply8
- pry8
- pya8
- yam8
- yap8
- yip8
- milia7
- pilar7
- airy7
- aryl7
- yirr7
- amp7
- imp7
- map7
- pam7
- my7
- amir6
- larp6
- lima6
- lipa6
- mail6
- mair6
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