Is DELIGHTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELIGHTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELIGHTED mean?
- adjective
greatly pleased
- adjective
filled with wonder and delight
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 DELIGHTED
DELIGHTED 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 DELIGHTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dighted13
- delight12
- lighted12
- hedged12
- heddle11
- heiled10
- hilted10
- dight10
- hedge10
- hided10
- gelded9
- gilded9
- glided9
- ledged9
- eight9
- light9
- dieted8
- edited8
- elided8
- edged8
- lethe8
- lithe8
- ghee8
- heed8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- elegit7
- deled7
- gelid7
- glede7
- gleed7
- glide7
- idled7
- ledge7
- tided7
- elhi7
- heel7
- heil7
- hilt7
- thee7
- edh7
- ghi7
- hid7
- edile6
- elide6
- gleet6
- legit6
- liege6
- tilde6
- tiled6
- deed6
- died6
- edge6
- geed6
- geld6
- gied6
- gild6
- gled6
- eth6
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