Is ALLEGEDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALLEGEDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALLEGEDLY mean?
- adverb
according to what has been alleged
“he was on trial for allegedly murdering his wife”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + E (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 ALLEGEDLY
ALLEGEDLY 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 ALLEGEDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- legally11
- agedly11
- gladly11
- gleyed11
- galley10
- yelled10
- glady10
- ledgy10
- alleged9
- leally9
- agley9
- dally9
- delay9
- delly9
- elegy9
- gally9
- gelly9
- layed9
- leady9
- edgy9
- eagled8
- galled8
- gelled8
- alley8
- allyl8
- agly8
- eyed8
- gley8
- lady8
- yage8
- yald8
- yeld8
- allege7
- lalled7
- galed7
- glade7
- glede7
- gleed7
- ledge7
- ally7
- eely7
- yell7
- day7
- dey7
- dye7
- gay7
- gey7
- yag7
- allele6
- aglee6
- eagle6
- ladle6
- legal6
- aged6
- edge6
- egad6
- gaed6
- geed6
- geld6
- glad6
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