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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 9
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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