Is ABSTEMIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSTEMIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSTEMIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a sparing manner; without overindulgence
“he ate and drank abstemiously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 ABSTEMIOUSLY
ABSTEMIOUSLY 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 ABSTEMIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- estimably16
- myoblasts16
- symbiotes16
- symbolise16
- symbolist16
- assembly15
- myoblast15
- symbiote15
- symbiots15
- absolutism14
- abstemious14
- sublimates14
- isobutyls14
- timeously14
- beamily14
- embassy14
- mutably14
- symbiot14
- symbols14
- tymbals14
- albumoses13
- botulisms13
- mesoblast13
- sublimate13
- sublimest13
- amyloses13
- biolyses13
- isobutyl13
- issuably13
- misstyle13
- obtusely13
- soymeals13
- steamily13
- suitably13
- taleysim13
- abysms13
- blimey13
- embays13
- emboly13
- maybes13
- symbol13
- tymbal13
- mousetails12
- autolyses12
- autolysis12
- ableisms12
- albumose12
- balmiest12
- bimetals12
- botulism12
- bumelias12
- iambuses12
- lambiest12
- limbuses12
- missable12
- obelisms12
- outbeams12
- stumbles12
- subatoms12
- subitems12
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