Is COMPLAININGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMPLAININGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMPLAININGLY mean?
- adverb
with complaints
“she did her work, but she did so complainingly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
30
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 COMPLAININGLY
COMPLAININGLY 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 COMPLAININGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- companying20
- complying19
- polygamic19
- complaining18
- calmingly17
- canopying17
- limpingly17
- mincingly17
- poignancy17
- impolicy17
- compiling16
- implying16
- mopingly16
- campily16
- company16
- moaningly15
- moilingly15
- cinnamyl15
- clamping15
- clomping15
- palimony15
- copying15
- cymling15
- myalgic15
- yomping15
- comply15
- myopic15
- ionically14
- nominally14
- collying14
- complain14
- ignominy14
- lopingly14
- malignly14
- camping14
- campong14
- comping14
- pliancy14
- campy14
- claiming13
- gnomical13
- impaling13
- imponing13
- incoming13
- policing13
- aglycon13
- campion13
- claying13
- cloying13
- complin13
- mangily13
- mingily13
- oilcamp13
- playing13
- ploying13
- ponying13
- amylic13
- calmly13
- canopy13
- cymlin13
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