Is DEPLORABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPLORABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPLORABLY mean?
- adverb
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
“he was sadly neglected”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 DEPLORABLY
DEPLORABLY 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 DEPLORABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- laboredly15
- operably15
- broadly13
- dryable13
- pedlary13
- payroll12
- baldly12
- belady12
- boldly12
- boyard12
- brayed12
- bready12
- byrled12
- byroad12
- deploy12
- drably12
- drapey12
- dyable12
- parody12
- played12
- ployed12
- prayed12
- rebody12
- redbay12
- blype12
- beadroll11
- alloyed11
- ropable11
- barely11
- barley11
- bleary11
- brolly11
- palely11
- parley11
- pearly11
- player11
- probed11
- pyrola11
- replay11
- abyed11
- badly11
- baldy11
- bayed11
- beady11
- derby11
- dopey11
- pardy11
- payed11
- perdy11
- bedroll10
- bollard10
- labored10
- leopard10
- loyaler10
- paroled10
- pollard10
- preload10
- redpoll10
- dearly10
- drolly10
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