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Blackly

Q: What does blackly mean?

blackly is the adverb form of black, which means “being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

b ₃l ₁a ₁c ₃k ₅l ₁y ₄

About 2 syllables

adjective · 7 letters · Uncommon · adverb form of black

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does blackly mean?

adjective

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
“black leather jackets”
of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
“a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr.”
marked by anger or resentment or hostility
“black looks”
offering little or no hope
“the future looked black”
Synonymsbleak dim
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
“black deeds”
Synonymsdark sinister

Definitions shown for black, the base form of blackly.

Is BLACKLY a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is BLACKLY worth?

Scrabble

18 pts

b ₃l ₁a ₁c ₃k ₅l ₁y ₄

Words With Friends

21 pts

b ₄l ₂a ₁c ₄k ₅l ₂y ₃

Wordfeud

20 pts

b ₄l ₁a ₁c ₄k ₅l ₁y ₄

NYT Crossplay

22 pts

b ₄l ₂a ₁c ₃k ₆l ₂y ₄

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BLACKLY

Best shorter words top 30 of 44

balky 14 black 13 caky 13 yack 13 alkyl 12 back 12 alky 11 laky 11 balk 10 bally 10 calk 10 kay 10 lack 10 yak 10 ably 9 acyl 9 blay 9 clay 9 kab 9 ky 9 lacy 9 aby 8 bay 8 cay 8 cly 8 ally 7 bac 7 by 7 cab 7 ball 6

See all 44 words made from BLACKLY

Blackly: quick answers

Is BLACKLY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BLACKLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BLACKLY worth?

BLACKLY scores 18 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does blackly mean?

blackly is the adverb form of black, which means “being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in BLACKLY?

You can make 44 shorter words from BLACKLY, such as BALKY, BLACK, CAKY, YACK. See the full list.