Is HALTINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HALTINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HALTINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a halting manner
“he spoke haltingly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 HALTINGLY
HALTINGLY 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 HALTINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lightly14
- nightly14
- nylghai14
- laithly13
- haying13
- nighty13
- thingy13
- tallying12
- hyalin12
- linhay12
- thinly12
- ghyll12
- hying12
- allying11
- halting11
- lathing11
- hilly11
- lathy11
- anthill10
- alight10
- gainly10
- glinty10
- haling10
- hating10
- laying10
- tangly10
- tingly10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- nyah10
- litany9
- thalli9
- ahing9
- gaily9
- gally9
- gilly9
- laigh9
- light9
- lingy9
- lying9
- night9
- tangy9
- thang9
- thing9
- tying9
- hay9
- thy9
- yah9
- haint8
- inlay8
- laith8
- laity8
- lathi8
- layin8
- linty8
- tally8
- thali8
- thill8
- agly8
- ghat8
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