Is FRIENDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FRIENDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FRIENDLY mean?
- adjective
characteristic of or befitting a friend
“friendly advice”
- adjective
inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
“a government friendly to our interests”
- noun
troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
“friendlies came to their rescue”
- adjective
easy to understand or use
“user-friendly computers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
F (4) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 FRIENDLY
FRIENDLY 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 FRIENDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- finely12
- finery12
- rifely12
- deify12
- edify12
- flinder11
- ferly11
- ferny11
- fiery11
- flyer11
- refly11
- reify11
- defy11
- direly10
- finder10
- friend10
- redfin10
- refind10
- ridley10
- rifled10
- fley10
- drily9
- dynel9
- felid9
- field9
- fiend9
- filed9
- fined9
- fired9
- flied9
- fried9
- lindy9
- nerdy9
- redly9
- rindy9
- yield9
- fey9
- fly9
- fry9
- elfin8
- filer8
- finer8
- flier8
- infer8
- lifer8
- liney8
- rifle8
- riley8
- defi8
- delf8
- deny8
- dyer8
- dyne8
- fend8
- find8
- fled8
- idly8
- idyl8
- rynd8
- yeld8
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