Is CARELESSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CARELESSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CARELESSLY mean?
- adverb
without care or concern
“carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment”
- adverb
without caution or prudence
“one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands”
- adverb
in a rakish manner
“she wore her hat rakishly at an angle”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + 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 CARELESSLY
CARELESSLY 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 CARELESSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clearly12
- crassly12
- cresyls12
- celery11
- classy11
- creasy11
- cressy11
- cresyl11
- cyeses11
- lycees11
- lycras11
- scarey11
- sycees11
- careless10
- laceless10
- rescales10
- essayer10
- rallyes10
- rayless10
- sealery10
- slayers10
- yellers10
- acyls10
- celly10
- clary10
- clays10
- lacey10
- lycea10
- lycee10
- lycra10
- scaly10
- scary10
- sycee10
- syces10
- callees9
- callers9
- carless9
- cellars9
- cereals9
- classer9
- creases9
- recalls9
- relaces9
- rescale9
- scalers9
- sclerae9
- scleral9
- scleras9
- alleys9
- eyases9
- layers9
- lyases9
- rallye9
- really9
- relays9
- resays9
- sayers9
- slayer9
- yeller9
- acyl9
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