Is DECEPTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECEPTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECEPTIVELY mean?
- adverb
in a misleading way
“the exam looked deceptively easy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 DECEPTIVELY
DECEPTIVELY 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 DECEPTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deceptive17
- depletive15
- ycleped15
- cleveite13
- elective13
- deceive13
- evicted13
- tepidly13
- clypei13
- ectype13
- pelvic13
- yclept13
- evictee12
- pedicel12
- pedicle12
- deeply12
- device12
- levity12
- peeved12
- yelped12
- typic12
- cleped11
- depict11
- pieced11
- dicey11
- dicty11
- typed11
- viced11
- pyic11
- deplete10
- elected10
- evited10
- eyelid10
- leveed10
- levied10
- veiled10
- yeeted10
- civet10
- evict10
- lycee10
- lytic10
- peeve10
- piety10
- levy10
- tivy10
- ceiled9
- deceit9
- decile9
- delict9
- deltic9
- eyelet9
- peeled9
- pelted9
- clepe9
- clept9
- clipt9
- deity9
- delve9
- devel9
- devil9
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