Is HANDSOMELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDSOMELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDSOMELY mean?
- adverb
in an attractively handsome manner
“the volume was handsomely bound”
- adverb
in a generously handsome manner
“India has responded handsomely by providing 3,000 men”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (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 HANDSOMELY
HANDSOMELY 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 HANDSOMELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shamoyed17
- homelands15
- hymenal15
- hymnals15
- hymned15
- handsome14
- homeland14
- hoydens14
- homely14
- homeys14
- hymens14
- hymnal14
- mynahs14
- shamoy14
- manholes13
- almondy13
- daysmen13
- dynamos13
- lamedhs13
- samoyed13
- someday13
- handsy13
- hoyden13
- shandy13
- homey13
- hymen13
- hymns13
- mashy13
- meshy13
- mynah13
- amylose12
- manhole12
- salmony12
- soymeal12
- dynamo12
- emdash12
- honeys12
- hoyles12
- hyenas12
- lamedh12
- mashed12
- melody12
- moshed12
- shaley12
- shamed12
- shoaly12
- dashy12
- handy12
- hayed12
- heady12
- shady12
- yodhs12
- homy12
- hymn12
- adenyls11
- handles11
- handsel11
- hondles11
- noyades11
- shoaled11
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