Is GENTLEMANLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GENTLEMANLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GENTLEMANLY mean?
- adjective
befitting a man of good breeding
“gentlemanly behavior”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (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 GENTLEMANLY
GENTLEMANLY 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 GENTLEMANLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elegantly13
- mentally13
- tallymen13
- gentleman12
- amylene12
- gamely12
- gleamy12
- mangey12
- langley11
- lamely11
- laymen11
- meanly11
- meetly11
- namely11
- tamely11
- gamey11
- mangy11
- gatemen10
- gleeman10
- melange10
- meltage10
- galley10
- gently10
- gleety10
- tangly10
- enemy10
- etyma10
- malty10
- manly10
- matey10
- mealy10
- meany10
- meaty10
- melty10
- yamen10
- gamy10
- entangle9
- teleman9
- gamete9
- lanely9
- lately9
- lealty9
- leanly9
- legman9
- legmen9
- magnet9
- manege9
- mangel9
- mangle9
- menage9
- metage9
- neatly9
- tegmen9
- agley9
- elegy9
- gally9
- gelly9
- tangy9
- amyl9
- elmy9
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