Is CHEERILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEERILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEERILY mean?
- adverb
in a cheerful manner
“`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 CHEERILY
CHEERILY 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 CHEERILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheerly15
- lechery15
- cheery14
- lychee14
- reechy14
- richly14
- chyle13
- lych12
- yech12
- celery11
- lecher11
- lichee11
- cheer10
- chiel10
- chile10
- leech10
- lycee10
- lyric10
- eerily9
- eche9
- lech9
- lich9
- rich9
- hey9
- yeh9
- ceiler8
- eyrie8
- hiree8
- leery8
- riley8
- chi8
- cry8
- hic8
- ich8
- icy8
- creel7
- relic7
- eely7
- eery7
- elhi7
- eyer7
- eyre7
- heel7
- heil7
- heir7
- here7
- herl7
- hire7
- lehr7
- lyre7
- rely7
- ceil6
- cere6
- cire6
- lice6
- rice6
- eye6
- her6
- hie6
- ley6
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