Is DREARILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DREARILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DREARILY mean?
- adverb
in a cheerless manner
“in August 1914, there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 12 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 DREARILY
DREARILY 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 DREARILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- readily11
- aridly10
- dearly10
- direly10
- dreary10
- ridley10
- yarder10
- yirred10
- aerily9
- rarely9
- daily9
- dairy9
- deary9
- delay9
- deray9
- derry9
- diary9
- drily9
- dryer9
- lardy9
- layed9
- leady9
- lyard9
- rayed9
- ready9
- redly9
- redry9
- yaird9
- yield9
- lardier8
- early8
- eyrir8
- lairy8
- layer8
- leary8
- relay8
- riley8
- riyal8
- yarer8
- dray8
- dyer8
- idly8
- idyl8
- lady8
- yald8
- yard8
- yeld8
- yird8
- arider7
- ariled7
- derail7
- dialer7
- laired7
- larder7
- raider7
- railed7
- redial7
- relaid7
- aery7
- airy7
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