Is ALREADY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ALREADY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ALREADY mean?
- adverb
prior to a specified or implied time
“she has already graduated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + L (1) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + Y (4) = 11 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 ALREADY
ALREADY 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 ALREADY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dearly10
- deary9
- delay9
- deray9
- lardy9
- layed9
- leady9
- lyard9
- rayed9
- ready9
- redly9
- alary8
- early8
- layer8
- leary8
- relay8
- dray8
- dyer8
- lady8
- yald8
- yard8
- yeld8
- aery7
- aryl7
- eyra7
- lyre7
- raya7
- rely7
- yare7
- year7
- day7
- dey7
- dry7
- dye7
- alder6
- lader6
- aye6
- lay6
- ley6
- lye6
- ray6
- rya6
- rye6
- yar6
- yea6
- yer6
- areal5
- dale5
- dare5
- deal5
- dear5
- lade5
- lard5
- lead5
- read5
- ay5
- ya5
- ye5
- alae4
- alar4
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