Is DELIGHTFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELIGHTFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELIGHTFUL mean?
- adjective
greatly pleasing or entertaining
“a delightful surprise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 18 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 DELIGHTFUL
DELIGHTFUL 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 DELIGHTFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flighted16
- lightful15
- flight13
- delight12
- lighted12
- fight12
- fidget11
- fugled11
- fulgid11
- gifted11
- gulfed11
- filth11
- thief11
- filled10
- flited10
- fluted10
- fulled10
- hilled10
- hilted10
- hulled10
- lifted10
- dight10
- fidge10
- fudge10
- heft10
- guilted9
- gullied9
- fillet9
- futile9
- delft9
- dhuti9
- eight9
- felid9
- fetid9
- field9
- filed9
- flied9
- flued9
- fluid9
- fugle9
- light9
- teugh9
- feh9
- gilled8
- guiled8
- gulled8
- filet8
- fille8
- flite8
- flute8
- lithe8
- thill8
- defi8
- deft8
- delf8
- feud8
- fled8
- gift8
- gulf8
- held8
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