Is IMPORTUNATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPORTUNATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPORTUNATELY mean?
- adverb
in a beseeching manner
“`You must help me,' she said imploringly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 IMPORTUNATELY
IMPORTUNATELY 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 IMPORTUNATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- importantly18
- importunely18
- temporality18
- impotently17
- multiparty17
- planimetry17
- poultryman17
- poultrymen17
- tryptamine17
- patrimony16
- polyamine16
- pulmonary16
- importunate15
- permutation15
- monetarily15
- unmorality15
- impurely15
- palimony15
- playtime15
- petrolatum14
- portamenti14
- trampoline14
- altimetry14
- interplay14
- linotyper14
- maternity14
- mentality14
- mortality14
- multiyear14
- myoneural14
- normality14
- operantly14
- painterly14
- paternity14
- patiently14
- emptily14
- lamprey14
- maypole14
- paronym14
- payment14
- plumery14
- polymer14
- primely14
- tympani14
- tympano14
- neutrality13
- implanter13
- important13
- importune13
- multipart13
- multiport13
- patrolmen13
- penultima13
- prolamine13
- protamine13
- pulmonate13
- reimplant13
- antitype13
- autotype13
- enormity13
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