Is DERISIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DERISIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DERISIVELY mean?
- adverb
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
“`Sorry,' she repeated derisively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 DERISIVELY
DERISIVELY 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 DERISIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diversely16
- delivery15
- liveyers14
- devilry14
- devilries13
- liveyer13
- livyers13
- silvery13
- delivers12
- derisive12
- desilver12
- liveried12
- silvered12
- slivered12
- yielders12
- livery12
- livyer12
- severy12
- verily12
- liveries11
- deliver11
- delvers11
- derives11
- deviser11
- diverse11
- drivels11
- eyelids11
- livered11
- reedily11
- relived11
- reviled11
- revised11
- ridleys11
- seedily11
- yielder11
- every11
- veery11
- leviers10
- liviers10
- relives10
- reviles10
- servile10
- veilers10
- delver10
- delves10
- derive10
- devels10
- devils10
- devise10
- direly10
- divers10
- drivel10
- drives10
- eyelid10
- levied10
- redyes10
- reived10
- ridley10
- served10
- sieved10
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