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Thornily

t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

adjective · 8 letters · Uncommon · adverb form of thorny

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

What does thornily mean?

adjective

  1. bristling with perplexities

    “the thorny question of states' rights”

  2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

    “a horse with a short bristly mane”

    Synonymsbarbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristled

Definitions shown for thorny, the base form of thornily.

Is THORNILY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 THORNILY worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

14 pts
t 1h 3o 1r 1n 2i 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
t 1h 3o 1r 1n 1i 1l 2y 4

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

Words from the letters in THORNILY

Words that end like THORNILY

Common words that share the ending -ILY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

happilyheavilyreadilyeasilyfamilyheartilysteadilyluckilyclumsilycraftilydaintilygreedilyguiltilyhungrilyjauntilyshabbilyangrilycrazilyfunnilyhastilyhaughtilyhuskilymerrilymoodily
All words ending in -ILY

Thornily: quick answers

Is THORNILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. THORNILY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is THORNILY worth?
THORNILY scores 14 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does thornily mean?
thornily is the adverb form of thorny, which means “bristling with perplexities”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in THORNILY?
You can make 137 shorter words from THORNILY, such as HORNILY, THIONYL, RHYTON, THINLY. See the full list.