Is ADMIRINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADMIRINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADMIRINGLY mean?
- adverb
with admiration
“he looked at his wife admiringly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + M (3) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 ADMIRINGLY
ADMIRINGLY 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 ADMIRINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dairying13
- daringly13
- grimily13
- mangily13
- mingily13
- digamy13
- admiring12
- dingily12
- draying12
- grandly12
- miliary12
- rigidly12
- yarding12
- gamily12
- grimly12
- maying12
- milady12
- myriad12
- angrily11
- milding11
- dangly11
- drying11
- mainly11
- dimly11
- grimy11
- madly11
- mangy11
- mingy11
- mailing10
- mandril10
- marling10
- rainily10
- rimland10
- aridly10
- gainly10
- glairy10
- gnarly10
- grainy10
- laying10
- raying10
- dingy10
- dying10
- glady10
- manly10
- marly10
- mylar10
- ridgy10
- gamy10
- darling9
- dialing9
- dirling9
- gliadin9
- larding9
- raiding9
- aiming9
- airily9
- amidin9
- arming9
- diamin9
- laming9
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