Is ELABORATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELABORATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELABORATELY mean?
- adverb
with elaboration
“it was elaborately spelled out”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 ELABORATELY
ELABORATELY 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 ELABORATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alterably14
- tolerably14
- aborally13
- betrayal13
- lobately13
- oblately13
- rateably13
- belayer12
- eyeball12
- eyebolt12
- ratably12
- tallboy12
- alterable11
- elaborate11
- relatable11
- tolerable11
- aleatory11
- barely11
- barley11
- baryta11
- baryte11
- betray11
- bleary11
- brolly11
- eyebar11
- obeyer11
- trebly11
- balloter10
- rateable10
- tearable10
- alertly10
- allayer10
- areally10
- loyaler10
- retally10
- trolley10
- bally10
- barye10
- bayer10
- beery10
- belay10
- belly10
- beryl10
- borty10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- broey10
- yerba10
- ablator9
- abollae9
- aerobat9
- allobar9
- bleater9
- bloater9
- earlobe9
- eatable9
- labeler9
- ratable9
- relabel9
- retable9
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