Is ARDENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARDENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARDENTLY mean?
- adverb
in an ardent manner
“the spirit of God knew very well that there was a deeper question to be settled before there could be the intervention in power that was so ardently desired”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 12 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 ARDENTLY
ARDENTLY 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 ARDENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dentary11
- lyrated11
- adenyl10
- dearly10
- denary10
- trendy10
- yarned10
- elytra9
- lyrate9
- nearly9
- neatly9
- realty9
- deary9
- delay9
- deray9
- dynel9
- lardy9
- layed9
- leady9
- lyard9
- nerdy9
- randy9
- rayed9
- ready9
- redly9
- tardy9
- tyned9
- tyred9
- early8
- entry8
- layer8
- leary8
- lyart8
- relay8
- teary8
- tryna8
- yearn8
- yenta8
- deny8
- dray8
- dyer8
- dyne8
- lady8
- rynd8
- yald8
- yard8
- yeld8
- ardent7
- darnel7
- dartle7
- dental7
- lander7
- larned7
- ranted7
- reland7
- aery7
- arty7
- aryl7
- eyra7
- lyre7
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