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
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 10
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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