Is BELATEDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELATEDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELATEDLY mean?
- adverb
later than usual or than expected
“the train arrived late”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 BELATEDLY
BELATEDLY 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 BELATEDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- belayed13
- dyeable13
- elatedly12
- eyeball12
- baldly12
- belady12
- dyable12
- abyed11
- badly11
- baldy11
- bayed11
- beady11
- debye11
- belated10
- bleated10
- labeled10
- yelled10
- bally10
- belay10
- belly10
- balled9
- beadle9
- bedell9
- belled9
- belted9
- debate9
- lately9
- lealty9
- tabled9
- dally9
- delay9
- delly9
- layed9
- leady9
- ably9
- abye9
- byte9
- ballet8
- abled8
- alley8
- baled8
- bated8
- bedel8
- blade8
- bleed8
- tally8
- telly8
- eyed8
- lady8
- yald8
- yeld8
- aby8
- bay8
- bey8
- bye8
- delate7
- elated7
- abele7
- belle7
- betel7
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