Is HESITANTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HESITANTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HESITANTLY mean?
- adverb
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
“he finally accepted hesitantly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + 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 HESITANTLY
HESITANTLY 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 HESITANTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethinyls14
- hyalines14
- hyalites14
- stealthy14
- astheny13
- ethinyl13
- hastily13
- hyaline13
- hyalins13
- hyalite13
- linhays13
- shantey13
- tenthly13
- thistly13
- antistyle12
- ethyls12
- hyalin12
- hyenas12
- hyetal12
- linhay12
- shaley12
- shanty12
- shelty12
- shinty12
- shitty12
- stithy12
- thinly12
- tythes12
- hesitant11
- lathiest11
- ethyl11
- hasty11
- hyena11
- hylas11
- lathy11
- shaly11
- shily11
- shiny11
- synth11
- tythe11
- yeahs11
- atheist10
- elysian10
- halites10
- hantles10
- heliast10
- inhales10
- lithest10
- nastily10
- nattily10
- saintly10
- satiety10
- sheitan10
- staithe10
- stately10
- stealth10
- sthenia10
- stylate10
- stylite10
- tastily10
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