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Is nightly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nightly is a Scrabble US word. The word nightly is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

N1I1G2H4T1L1Y4

Is nightly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nightly is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

N1I1G2H4T1L1Y4

Is nightly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nightly is a Words With Friends word. The word nightly is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2I1G3H3T1L2Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

NIGHTLY,

6-letter words (7 found)

GLINTY,LYTING,NIGHLY,NIGHTY,THINGY,THINLY,TINGLY,

5-letter words (9 found)

GLINT,HYING,LIGHT,LINGY,LINTY,LYING,NIGHT,THING,TYING,

4-letter words (17 found)

GILT,GLIT,HILT,HING,HINT,INLY,LING,LINT,LINY,LITH,NIGH,THIG,THIN,TING,TINY,TIYN,TYIN,

3-letter words (18 found)

GHI,GIN,GIT,HIN,HIT,ING,LIG,LIN,LIT,NIL,NIT,NTH,THY,TIG,TIL,TIN,TYG,YIN,

2-letter words (7 found)

GI,HI,IN,IT,LI,NY,TI,

You can make 59 words from nightly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nightly

nightly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɪtli/
  • Rhymes: -aɪtli
  • Homophone: knightly

Etymology 1

From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night +‎ -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).

Adjective

nightly (not comparable)

  1. Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
  2. Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
  3. Used in the night.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English nyghtly, neghtly, from Old English *nihtlīċe (“nightly”), equivalent to night +‎ -ly.

Adverb

nightly (not comparable)

  1. Every night.
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Noun

nightly (plural nightlies)

  1. (computing) A build of a software program with the latest changes, released every night.

Anagrams

  • thingly

Source: wiktionary.org