Is COMPLIMENTARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMPLIMENTARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMPLIMENTARY mean?
- adjective
conveying or resembling a compliment
“a complimentary remark”
- adjective
costing nothing
“complimentary tickets”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 24 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 COMPLIMENTARY
COMPLIMENTARY 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 COMPLIMENTARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amylopectin20
- metonymical20
- commentary19
- importancy19
- matronymic19
- metronymic19
- patronymic19
- plyometric19
- momentarily18
- compliment18
- copayment18
- impotency18
- lipectomy18
- metonymic18
- micropyle18
- paronymic18
- polymeric18
- planimetry17
- eponymic17
- mycetoma17
- tympanic17
- complainer16
- importance16
- manometric16
- cliometry16
- manometry16
- matrimony16
- momentary16
- patrimony16
- polyamine16
- pemmican16
- campily16
- company16
- primacy16
- pyaemic16
- lectionary15
- monetarily15
- ametropic15
- complaint15
- compliant15
- pantomime15
- policeman15
- preatomic15
- acrimony15
- apyretic15
- calotype15
- calypter15
- claymore15
- cometary15
- creamily15
- epicotyl15
- lipocyte15
- momently15
- mycelian15
- normalcy15
- palimony15
- playtime15
- polyenic15
- princely15
- clammy15
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