Is ANIMATEDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANIMATEDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANIMATEDLY mean?
- adverb
in an animated manner
“they talked animatedly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) + 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 ANIMATEDLY
ANIMATEDLY 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 ANIMATEDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- animately14
- dynamite14
- maidenly14
- medianly14
- daytime13
- almandite12
- laminated12
- amenity12
- anytime12
- meatily12
- malady12
- milady12
- animated11
- diamante11
- enmity11
- layman11
- laymen11
- mainly11
- meanly11
- myelin11
- namely11
- tamely11
- timely11
- dimly11
- madly11
- mayed11
- antimale10
- laminate10
- anality10
- analyte10
- leadman10
- mandate10
- mantled10
- matilda10
- mediant10
- adenyl10
- dainty10
- daylit10
- amity10
- etyma10
- limey10
- malty10
- manly10
- matey10
- mayan10
- mealy10
- meany10
- meaty10
- meiny10
- melty10
- milty10
- minty10
- yamen10
- demy10
- emyd10
- dentalia9
- ailment9
- aliment9
- amentia9
- animate9
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