Is DEVELOPMENTALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEVELOPMENTALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEVELOPMENTALLY mean?
- adverb
with respect to development
“developmentally retarded”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
26
Scrabble
32
Words With Friends
15
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 26 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 DEVELOPMENTALLY
DEVELOPMENTALLY 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 DEVELOPMENTALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- developmental21
- malevolently20
- development19
- deployment18
- polyvalent18
- elementally16
- lamentedly16
- employed16
- ependyma16
- empanelled15
- malevolent15
- enveloped15
- volplaned15
- employee15
- ladylove15
- pavement15
- valleyed15
- volleyed15
- vampy15
- empaneled14
- pademelon14
- develope14
- pedately14
- petalody14
- employe14
- maypole14
- payment14
- tympano14
- damply14
- peavey14
- vamped14
- yomped14
- pollenated13
- telenovela13
- elopement13
- allotype13
- emplaned13
- envelope13
- mentally13
- moltenly13
- polytene13
- tallymen13
- tamponed13
- teleplay13
- tomalley13
- volplane13
- adeptly13
- almondy13
- develop13
- endplay13
- levelly13
- modally13
- moneyed13
- novelly13
- novelty13
- ovately13
- venally13
- venomed13
- employ13
- eponym13
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