Is ADULTEROUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADULTEROUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADULTEROUSLY mean?
- adverb
in an adulterous manner
“he behaved adulterously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + U (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 ADULTEROUSLY
ADULTEROUSLY 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 ADULTEROUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arduously13
- autolysed13
- desultory13
- duteously13
- allostery12
- suturally12
- adultery12
- delusory12
- dorsally12
- oldstyle12
- sudatory12
- adulterous11
- autolyse11
- elytrous11
- loyalest11
- outyells11
- trolleys11
- urostyle11
- adultly11
- alloyed11
- dasyure11
- destroy11
- drylots11
- lyrated11
- restudy11
- strayed11
- stroyed11
- yodlers11
- alertly10
- elusory10
- estuary10
- layouts10
- loyaler10
- outlays10
- outyell10
- rallyes10
- retally10
- saltery10
- stalely10
- toluyls10
- trolley10
- usually10
- dearly10
- delays10
- derays10
- dourly10
- drolly10
- dryest10
- drylot10
- dually10
- lordly10
- loudly10
- odyles10
- rudely10
- slayed10
- stayed10
- steady10
- studly10
- sturdy10
- styled10
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