Is DISPLEASINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISPLEASINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISPLEASINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a displeasing manner
“he made displeasingly cutting remarks about his friends”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DISPLEASINGLY
DISPLEASINGLY 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 DISPLEASINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- displaying17
- pleadingly17
- pleasingly16
- displeasing15
- painlessly15
- lispingly15
- passingly15
- pygidial15
- dispelling14
- dialysing14
- sidlingly14
- displays14
- dyspneal14
- dyspneas14
- endplays14
- gypseian14
- palsying14
- pigsneys14
- psyllids14
- splaying14
- synapsed14
- synapsid14
- gypsied14
- pygidia14
- pallidness13
- dailyness13
- daylilies13
- despising13
- diplegias13
- pedalling13
- pleadings13
- alpinely13
- dallying13
- delaying13
- paisleys13
- playless13
- spinally13
- yielding13
- display13
- dyspnea13
- endplay13
- epigyna13
- espying13
- gypsies13
- pigsney13
- playing13
- psyllid13
- spangly13
- spaying13
- spindly13
- splayed13
- yelping13
- signalised12
- landslips12
- salpinges12
- sandpiles12
- singspiel12
- spadilles12
- spallings12
- spellings12
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