Is HONESTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HONESTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HONESTLY mean?
- adverb
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
“honestly, I don't believe it”
- adverb
in an honest manner
“in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 HONESTLY
HONESTLY 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 HONESTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- honesty13
- ethyls12
- honeys12
- hostly12
- hoyles12
- shelty12
- ethyl11
- holey11
- honey11
- hosey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- hyson11
- synth11
- holy10
- hoys10
- hyte10
- they10
- ethnos9
- helots9
- honest9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- stoney9
- tholes9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- yeh9
- ethos8
- helos8
- helot8
- hents8
- holes8
- holts8
- hones8
- hosel8
- hosen8
- hotel8
- nosey8
- shent8
- sheol8
- shone8
- shote8
- sloth8
- sonly8
- stony8
- style8
- thens8
- thole8
- those8
- toney8
- tynes8
- eths7
- helo7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
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