Is CHILDISHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHILDISHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHILDISHLY mean?
- adverb
in a childlike manner
“he acted very childishly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 CHILDISHLY
CHILDISHLY 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 CHILDISHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- childish17
- childly16
- chilly14
- idyllic13
- chillis12
- dishy12
- lych12
- chilis11
- chilli11
- chills11
- lichis11
- child11
- hilly11
- shily11
- idylls10
- chili10
- chill10
- icily10
- lichi10
- chid10
- dilly9
- idyll9
- idyls9
- chis9
- ichs9
- lich9
- shh9
- shy9
- disci8
- hills8
- shill8
- silly8
- slily8
- yills8
- dish8
- idly8
- idyl8
- sidh8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- icy8
- disc7
- hili7
- hill7
- illy7
- lily7
- syli7
- yill7
- hid7
- dills6
- his6
- sly6
- dill5
- lids5
- sild5
- slid5
- cis5
- sic5
- hi5
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