Is BENEVOLENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENEVOLENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENEVOLENTLY mean?
- adverb
in a benevolent manner
“she looked on benevolently”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + V (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 BENEVOLENTLY
BENEVOLENTLY 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 BENEVOLENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- benevolent15
- novelly13
- novelty13
- eyebolt12
- evenly12
- lovely12
- volley12
- bevy12
- nonlevel11
- betony11
- blenny11
- envoy11
- lovey11
- neoteny10
- novelle10
- belly10
- benny10
- bevel10
- boney10
- bonny10
- ebony10
- nobly10
- envy10
- levy10
- ennoble9
- eleven9
- elevon9
- eyelet9
- lonely9
- venene9
- bony9
- byte9
- obey9
- toby9
- beetle8
- bennet8
- bolete8
- bonnet8
- elven8
- event8
- levee8
- level8
- nelly8
- nonyl8
- novel8
- nylon8
- teeny8
- telly8
- tenny8
- tolyl8
- toney8
- volte8
- yente8
- bey8
- boy8
- bye8
- yob8
- belle7
- belon7
- benne7
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