Is FACETIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FACETIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FACETIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
not seriously
“I meant it facetiously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 FACETIOUSLY
FACETIOUSLY 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 FACETIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- factiously18
- acetify15
- coalify15
- faculty15
- clafoutis14
- facetious14
- faculties14
- casefy14
- acolytes13
- clafouti13
- clayiest13
- factious13
- focalise13
- outfaces13
- falsity13
- fustily13
- fyces13
- acetyls12
- acolyte12
- acutely12
- eustacy12
- faucets12
- fecials12
- outface12
- saucily12
- society12
- faulty12
- fealty12
- featly12
- feisty12
- floaty12
- flutey12
- fluyts12
- flytes12
- foleys12
- fousty12
- outfly12
- safely12
- safety12
- salify12
- softly12
- fyce12
- autolyse11
- fistulae11
- foliates11
- outflies11
- acetyl11
- acuity11
- califs11
- causey11
- cayuse11
- clefts11
- clifts11
- cosily11
- costly11
- coyaus11
- coyest11
- cutely11
- cutesy11
- cuteys11
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