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Is motherly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word motherly is a Scrabble US word. The word motherly is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

M3O1T1H4E1R1L1Y4

Is motherly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word motherly is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

M3O1T1H4E1R1L1Y4

Is motherly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word motherly is a Words With Friends word. The word motherly is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4O1T1H3E1R1L2Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

MOTHERLY,

7-letter words (2 found)

HELOTRY,MOTHERY,

6-letter words (13 found)

HOMELY,LOTHER,MERLOT,METHYL,MOLTER,MOTHER,MOTLEY,MYRTLE,ROTELY,TERMLY,THEORY,THYMOL,TROELY,

5-letter words (30 found)

ETHYL,HELOT,HOLEY,HOLME,HOMER,HOMEY,HORME,HOTEL,HOTLY,HOYLE,LYTHE,MELTY,METHO,METOL,METRO,MOHEL,MOREL,MOTEL,MOTEY,MOTHY,MOYLE,OTHER,RHYME,THERM,THOLE,THROE,THYME,TOYER,TYLER,YMOLT,

4-letter words (73 found)

ELMY,EORL,EYOT,HELM,HELO,HERL,HERM,HERO,HERY,HOER,HOLE,HOLM,HOLT,HOLY,HOME,HOMY,HORE,HOTE,HYLE,HYTE,LEHR,LOME,LORE,LORY,LOTE,LOTH,LYME,LYRE,LYTE,MELT,MERL,METH,MOER,MOHR,MOLE,MOLT,MOLY,MORE,MORT,MOTE,MOTH,MOYL,MYTH,OMER,ORLE,OYER,RELY,ROHE,ROLE,ROTE,ROTL,RYOT,TEHR,TERM,THEM,THEY,THRO,TOEY,TOLE,TOME,TORE,TORY,TREM,TREY,TROY,TRYE,TYER,TYRE,TYRO,YELM,YELT,YLEM,YORE,

3-letter words (60 found)

ELM,ELT,EMO,ERM,ETH,HEM,HER,HET,HEY,HOE,HOM,HOT,HOY,HYE,LET,LEY,LOR,LOT,LOY,LYE,LYM,MEH,MEL,MET,MHO,MOE,MOL,MOR,MOT,MOY,OHM,OLE,OLM,ORE,ORT,OYE,REH,REM,REO,RET,RHO,RHY,ROE,ROM,ROT,RYE,TEL,THE,THO,THY,TOE,TOM,TOR,TOY,TRY,TYE,YEH,YER,YET,YOM,

2-letter words (22 found)

EH,EL,EM,ER,ET,HE,HM,HO,LO,ME,MO,MY,OE,OH,OM,OR,OY,RE,TE,TO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 202 words from motherly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of motherly

motherly

Etymology

From Middle English moderly, from Old English mōdorlīċ (“motherly, maternal”), from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz (“motherly, maternal”), equivalent to mother +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðəli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌðɚli/

Adjective

motherly (comparative more motherly, superlative most motherly)

  1. Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.

Synonyms

  • maternal
  • motherful
  • motherlike

Derived terms

  • motherliness

Related terms

  • earth-motherly

Translations

Adverb

motherly (comparative more motherly, superlative most motherly)

  1. In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.

Synonyms

  • maternally

Source: wiktionary.org