Is DEADLIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEADLIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEADLIEST mean?
Deadliest is a form of DEADLY.
- adjective
causing or capable of causing death
“a fatal accident”
- adjective
of an instrument of certain death
“deadly poisons”
- adjective
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
“venomous snakes”
- adjective
involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death
“the seven deadly sins”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 11 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 DEADLIEST
DEADLIEST 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 DEADLIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delisted10
- desalted10
- detailed10
- laddiest10
- steadied10
- leadiest9
- deadest9
- delated9
- deleads9
- dilated9
- ideated9
- laddies9
- sedated9
- staddle9
- steaded9
- teddies9
- aediles8
- delates8
- details8
- dilates8
- ideates8
- isleted8
- addles8
- delead8
- dialed8
- dieted8
- eddies8
- edited8
- elided8
- laddie8
- leaded8
- saddle8
- sidled8
- aedile7
- aisled7
- deasil7
- delate7
- delist7
- deltas7
- desalt7
- detail7
- diesel7
- dilate7
- distal7
- ediles7
- elated7
- eldest7
- elides7
- ideals7
- ideate7
- idlest7
- ladies7
- lasted7
- leased7
- listed7
- sailed7
- salted7
- sealed7
- seated7
- sedate7
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