Is EARNESTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EARNESTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EARNESTLY mean?
- adverb
in a serious manner
“talking earnestly with his son”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 EARNESTLY
EARNESTLY 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 EARNESTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- easterly11
- restyle10
- saltery10
- sealery10
- sternly10
- styrene10
- tensely10
- tersely10
- yestern10
- eatery9
- elytra9
- estray9
- layers9
- lyrate9
- lysate9
- nearly9
- neatly9
- realty9
- relays9
- sanely9
- senary9
- sentry9
- slanty9
- slatey9
- slayer9
- sleety9
- snarly9
- sneery9
- stayer9
- steely9
- stylar9
- styler9
- teensy9
- yarest9
- yearns9
- yentas9
- yentes9
- yester9
- eternals8
- telerans8
- antsy8
- artsy8
- aryls8
- early8
- eensy8
- entry8
- eyers8
- eyras8
- eyres8
- layer8
- leary8
- leery8
- lyart8
- lyase8
- lyres8
- nasty8
- relay8
- resay8
- salty8
- satyr8
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