Is ABSENTMINDEDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSENTMINDEDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSENTMINDEDLY mean?
- adverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
“he read the letter absently”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
14
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABSENTMINDEDLY
ABSENTMINDEDLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ABSENTMINDEDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- absentminded18
- disbandment17
- disablement16
- myelinated16
- dynamited16
- estimably16
- bedlamites15
- intendedly15
- bemaddens15
- dynamites15
- mediately15
- bendayed15
- dandyism15
- dismayed15
- mindedly15
- embayed15
- disenabled14
- dismantled14
- bedlamite14
- demisable14
- eminently14
- mandibles14
- bedamned14
- bemadden14
- biasedly14
- daytimes14
- deniably14
- dynamist14
- dynamite14
- maidenly14
- medianly14
- beamily14
- bynames14
- daybeds14
- middays14
- tymbals14
- bailments13
- damnedest13
- estimable13
- mistended13
- stablemen13
- absently13
- amylenes13
- bandsmen13
- beadsmen13
- bedesman13
- bedmates13
- bedtimes13
- beldames13
- bemisted13
- beslimed13
- besmiled13
- binately13
- dialysed13
- lyddites13
- mandible13
- mendable13
- mesnalty13
- myelines13
- myelites13
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