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Is HOPELESSLY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HOPELESSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HOPELESSLY mean?

  1. adverb

    in a hopeless manner

    “the papers were hopelessly jumbled”

  2. adverb

    in a dispirited manner without hope

    “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”

  3. adverb

    without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success

    “he hung his head hopelessly”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

18

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

10

Letters

H (4) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 HOPELESSLY

HOPELESSLY 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 HOPELESSLY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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