182 words come out when you unscramble DOUBTABLY, starting with DOUBTABLY itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2O1U12B34T1A1B34L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DOUBTABLY split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 6, 35 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 or 7 letters.
DOBBY scores highest among the 5-letter words in DOUBTABLY at 13 points, ahead of LOBBY and TABBY on 12. ABOUT, TODAY and ADULT are the ones most people know.
BABY tops the 4-letter words from DOUBTABLY at 11 points; next come BODY and DOBY on 10. LOAD, BOAT and DUTY will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DOUBTABLY, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. BUT, OUT and DAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DOUBTABLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DO · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BATBOY and DOBBY (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DOUBTABLY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUBTABLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 182) | 145 | 182 | 136 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
37 of the 182 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOUBTABLY, BLADY, BLUDY, BOYAU, DUBBO, BAYT, BLAY, BLAUD, BOAB, BOBA, BUBA, YOLD and 25 more. 9 of the 182 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ADBOT, BOULT, OATY, DOULA, DOUT, OBA, LUD, ODA and DA.