Is ARTLESSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARTLESSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARTLESSLY mean?
- adverb
in a crude and unskilled manner
“an inexpertly constructed lean-to”
- adverb
in an ingenuous manner
“she answered the judge's questions artlessly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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 ARTLESSLY
ARTLESSLY 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 ARTLESSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alertly10
- estrays10
- lysates10
- rallyes10
- rayless10
- retally10
- saltery10
- slayers10
- stalely10
- stayers10
- stylers10
- alleys9
- elytra9
- estray9
- lastly9
- lately9
- layers9
- lealty9
- lyases9
- lyrate9
- lysate9
- rallye9
- really9
- realty9
- relays9
- resays9
- satyrs9
- sayers9
- sayest9
- slatey9
- slayer9
- slyest9
- stayer9
- strays9
- stylar9
- styler9
- styles9
- tellys9
- tressy9
- yarest9
- yeasts9
- alley8
- artsy8
- aryls8
- early8
- essay8
- eyass8
- eyras8
- lassy8
- layer8
- leary8
- lyart8
- lyase8
- lyres8
- lyses8
- lyssa8
- rally8
- relay8
- resay8
- sally8
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