Is DEVILISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEVILISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEVILISH mean?
- adjective
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
“devilish schemes”
- adjective
playful in an appealingly bold way
“a roguish grin”
- adverb
in a playfully devilish manner
“the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 15 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 DEVILISH
DEVILISH 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 DEVILISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shived13
- elvish12
- hived12
- hives11
- shive11
- delish10
- devils10
- shield10
- hive10
- shiv10
- deshi9
- devil9
- devis9
- dives9
- hides9
- ivied9
- lived9
- livid9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- velds9
- vised9
- evils8
- heils8
- ivies8
- levis8
- lives8
- shiel8
- veils8
- vleis8
- devi8
- devs8
- dish8
- dive8
- edhs8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- shed8
- sidh8
- veld8
- vide8
- vids8
- vied8
- elhi7
- evil7
- heil7
- hies7
- hili7
- levs7
- live7
- veil7
- vies7
- vile7
- vise7
- vlei7
- dev7
- edh7
- hid7
- vid7
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