Unscramble INDIRECTLY and you have 284 words, INDIRECTLY itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of INDIRECTLY is on the page: CYLINDRITE, each 16 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from INDIRECTLY by length: 2 with 10 letters, 7 with 8, 21 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 letters.
The 10-letter words made with INDIRECTLY letters are 2: INDIRECTLY itself and 1 anagram, CYLINDRITE. Each scores 16 points.
CINDERY and DICLINY share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words from INDIRECTLY. CITRINE is the one most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INDIRECTLY is CIDERY, 12 points; CENTRY and NICELY on 11 follow. CREDIT, DIRECT and CLIENT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from INDIRECTLY, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. ENTRY, DIRTY and YIELD are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in INDIRECTLY, CITY, CYTE and RICY tie for first at 9 points. NICE, CENT and RICE are everyday picks.
CLY, CRY and ICY share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words made with INDIRECTLY letters. END, LET and RED are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of INDIRECTLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with IN · ending in LY · all 10-letter words
The meaning of INDIRECTLY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INDIRECTLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIRECTLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 214 | 284 | 198 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 70 of them: CYLINDRITE, CENTRY, YCLED, CERTY, CETYL, DERNLY, ICTERID, RICEY, YINDIE, CRINED, CYTE, DERNY and 58 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: CIDERY, RINDY, TIYIN, CEILI, CRED, INCEL, LINTED, RECIT, TIYN, TYIN, CERT, CLIT and 4 more.
With one more tile, the letters of INDIRECTLY spell the words below.