Is DEVILISHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEVILISHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEVILISHLY mean?
- adverb
as a devil; in an evil manner
“his writing could be diabolically satiric”
- adverb
in a playfully devilish manner
“the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”
- adverb
(used as intensives) extremely
“she was madly in love”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 DEVILISHLY
DEVILISHLY 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 DEVILISHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elvishly17
- devilish15
- shelvy15
- lividly14
- shived13
- hillside12
- sidehill12
- elvish12
- evilly12
- lively12
- shelly12
- vilely12
- dishy12
- hived12
- shilled11
- hilly11
- hives11
- shily11
- shive11
- delish10
- devils10
- hilled10
- idylls10
- shield10
- yields10
- hive10
- levy10
- shiv10
- delly9
- deshi9
- devil9
- devis9
- dilly9
- dives9
- hides9
- idyll9
- idyls9
- ivied9
- lived9
- livid9
- lysed9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- velds9
- vised9
- yield9
- hey9
- ivy9
- shy9
- yeh9
- dillies8
- evils8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- ivies8
- levis8
- lives8
- shell8
- shiel8
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