Is HOSTILELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOSTILELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOSTILELY mean?
- adverb
with hostility; in a belligerent hostile manner
“he pushed her against the wall belligerently”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 HOSTILELY
HOSTILELY 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 HOSTILELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- isohyet13
- lithely13
- ethyls12
- holily12
- hostly12
- hoyles12
- shelly12
- shelty12
- toyish12
- ethyl11
- hilly11
- holey11
- holly11
- hosey11
- hotly11
- hoyle11
- shily11
- eoliths10
- hilloes10
- holiest10
- hollies10
- hostile10
- lithoes10
- holy10
- hoys10
- hyte10
- they10
- eolith9
- helios9
- hellos9
- helots9
- hillos9
- holies9
- holist9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- isohel9
- lithos9
- solely9
- stilly9
- tellys9
- thills9
- thiols9
- tholes9
- tolyls9
- hey9
- hoy9
- shy9
- thy9
- yeh9
- ethos8
- heils8
- heist8
- helio8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- helot8
- hillo8
- hills8
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