Is FATHERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FATHERLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FATHERLY mean?
- adjective
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 FATHERLY
FATHERLY 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 FATHERLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hefty14
- earthly13
- lathery13
- earthy12
- father12
- fealty12
- featly12
- flayer12
- hafter12
- hearty12
- hyetal12
- trefah12
- treyfa12
- ethyl11
- faery11
- fatly11
- felty11
- ferly11
- flyer11
- flyte11
- hayer11
- lathy11
- leafy11
- lefty11
- refly11
- rhyta11
- trayf11
- treyf11
- flay10
- fley10
- fray10
- haft10
- half10
- heft10
- hyla10
- hyte10
- they10
- yeah10
- elytra9
- falter9
- halter9
- lather9
- lyrate9
- realty9
- thaler9
- fah9
- fay9
- feh9
- fey9
- fly9
- fry9
- hay9
- hey9
- thy9
- yah9
- yeh9
- after8
- early8
- earth8
- farle8
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