Is COMMENTARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMMENTARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMMENTARY mean?
- noun
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
“he wrote an extended comment on the proposal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (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 COMMENTARY
COMMENTARY 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 COMMENTARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mycetoma17
- manometry16
- momentary16
- cometary15
- acronym14
- meronym14
- metonym14
- commy14
- enactory13
- monetary13
- comment13
- creamy13
- memory13
- yammer13
- anymore12
- nectary12
- cymae12
- cymar12
- mamey12
- mercy12
- myoma12
- rammy12
- tammy12
- tommy12
- momenta11
- romance11
- carney11
- crayon11
- etymon11
- mornay11
- yeoman11
- comma11
- cyma11
- cyme11
- emmy11
- carmen10
- comate10
- macron10
- marmot10
- merman10
- moment10
- anomy10
- atomy10
- canty10
- carny10
- coney10
- corny10
- coyer10
- crony10
- cyano10
- cyton10
- etyma10
- matey10
- mayor10
- meany10
- meaty10
- money10
- monty10
- moray10
- motey10
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