Is EXCEPTIONALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXCEPTIONALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXCEPTIONALLY mean?
- adverb
to an exceptional degree
“it worked exceptionally well”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
31
Words With Friends
13
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 27 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 EXCEPTIONALLY
EXCEPTIONALLY 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 EXCEPTIONALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- exceptional22
- exotically22
- epicalyx22
- inexactly21
- pleiotaxy21
- toxically21
- exception20
- explicate20
- acetoxyl20
- cineplex19
- epitaxy19
- exactly19
- exoplanet18
- expellant18
- pixellate18
- exciple18
- poetically17
- exaction17
- pixelate17
- anxiety17
- xylitol17
- except17
- expect17
- calyx17
- cylix17
- epoxy17
- pyxie17
- allotypic16
- optically16
- plicately16
- topically16
- celotex16
- exciton16
- exotica16
- expiate16
- explain16
- explant16
- exploit16
- inexact16
- lexical16
- lexicon16
- poleaxe16
- toxical16
- laxity16
- xylene16
- pixy16
- poxy16
- calotype15
- clypeate15
- epically15
- epicotyl15
- lipocyte15
- lycopene15
- polyenic15
- alexic15
- anoxic15
- axenic15
- axonic15
- claxon15
- excite15
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