Is DEPENDABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPENDABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPENDABLY mean?
- adverb
in a faithful manner
“it always came on, faithfully, like the radio”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 DEPENDABLY
DEPENDABLY 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 DEPENDABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- endplayed16
- bendayed15
- belayed13
- dyeable13
- endplay13
- daybed13
- deplaned12
- delayed12
- belady12
- benday12
- deeply12
- dyable12
- played12
- yelped12
- baddy12
- blype12
- paddy12
- blended11
- pedaled11
- pleaded11
- bedpan11
- deadly11
- abyed11
- badly11
- baldy11
- bandy11
- bayed11
- beady11
- bendy11
- debye11
- pandy11
- payed11
- deplane10
- enabled10
- paneled10
- adenyl10
- balded10
- banded10
- beaded10
- beleap10
- bended10
- bladed10
- depend10
- paddle10
- peddle10
- pended10
- yeaned10
- belay10
- dandy10
- deedy10
- laddy10
- neddy10
- payee10
- ladened9
- beadle9
- beaned9
- blende9
- leaped9
- pealed9
- planed9
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