Is AFFECTINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AFFECTINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AFFECTINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a poignant or touching manner
“she spoke poignantly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + F (4) + F (4) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (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 AFFECTINGLY
AFFECTINGLY 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 AFFECTINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- affecting18
- fancify18
- affinely17
- effacing17
- yaffing17
- cliffy17
- facelift16
- tiffany16
- effigy16
- acetify15
- afflict15
- caffein15
- fancily15
- yaffle15
- clefting14
- faceting14
- flaying14
- fleying14
- flyting14
- affect14
- fanfic14
- fifty14
- niffy14
- taffy14
- claying13
- faintly13
- glycine13
- gynecia13
- effing13
- faying13
- flying13
- cliff13
- fancy13
- iffy13
- yaff13
- anticly12
- cyanite12
- inflect12
- latency12
- affine12
- agency12
- cagily12
- clingy12
- cygnet12
- facing12
- fealty12
- featly12
- finely12
- flinty12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- legacy12
- gaffe12
- gliff12
- caff12
- fyce12
- cleating11
- fatling11
- felting11
- finagle11
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