Is BASTARDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASTARDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASTARDLY mean?
- adjective
born out of wedlock
“the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring”
- adjective
of no value or worth
“I was caught in the bastardly traffic”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 BASTARDLY
BASTARDLY 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 BASTARDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bastardy14
- bayards13
- barytas12
- ratably12
- bayard12
- drably12
- daystar11
- baryta11
- blasty11
- stably11
- badly11
- baldy11
- astylar10
- bastard10
- batards10
- tabards10
- datary10
- brays10
- byrls10
- astray9
- batard9
- salary9
- stylar9
- tabard9
- tayras9
- adyta9
- drays9
- dryas9
- lardy9
- lyard9
- sadly9
- tardy9
- yards9
- ably9
- abys9
- bays9
- bray9
- byrl9
- basalt8
- rabats8
- tablas8
- alary8
- artsy8
- aryls8
- asyla8
- balds8
- bards8
- brads8
- darbs8
- drabs8
- lyart8
- rayas8
- salty8
- satay8
- satyr8
- slaty8
- stray8
- tayra8
- trays8
- days8
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