Is CHEERLESSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHEERLESSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHEERLESSLY mean?
- adverb
in an unhappy manner
“he cheerlessly set out to do the task”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 CHEERLESSLY
CHEERLESSLY 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 CHEERLESSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheerly15
- lechery15
- lychees15
- cheerless14
- cheery14
- cheesy14
- chyles14
- lychee14
- lyches14
- reechy14
- creeshes13
- echelles13
- hellery13
- sheerly13
- chyle13
- yechs13
- cheeses12
- cresyls12
- echelle12
- lechers12
- leeches12
- heresy12
- shelly12
- shyers12
- lych12
- yech12
- heelless11
- shellers11
- celery11
- cheers11
- cheese11
- creesh11
- cressy11
- cresyl11
- cyeses11
- lecher11
- leches11
- lycees11
- sycees11
- shyer11
- yeesh11
- eyeless10
- heelers10
- hellers10
- reheels10
- sheller10
- yellers10
- celly10
- cheer10
- chess10
- eches10
- leech10
- lycee10
- sycee10
- syces10
- creeses9
- heeler9
- heller9
- reheel9
- reshes9
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