Is INSINUATINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSINUATINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSINUATINGLY mean?
- adverb
in an insinuating manner
“the art book has art to sell, insinuatingly, and for a purpose, like the American muse, which has in fact a tradition to sell, and one which doesn't exist, in painting”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + U (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 INSINUATINGLY
INSINUATINGLY 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 INSINUATINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sanguinity14
- stunningly14
- annuitising12
- insinuating12
- asininity12
- unsaintly12
- inlaying12
- stingily12
- ungainly12
- unlaying12
- unsaying12
- insulating11
- insanity11
- salinity11
- agility11
- gauntly11
- gustily11
- gutsily11
- inlying11
- lungyis11
- slaying11
- stagily11
- staying11
- stygian11
- styling11
- untying11
- anilingus10
- insulting10
- linguinis10
- sinuating10
- unnailing10
- utilising10
- anility10
- annuity10
- inanity10
- nastily10
- saintly10
- sunnily10
- tinnily10
- angsty10
- gainly10
- glinty10
- guilty10
- laying10
- lungyi10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- snugly10
- stingy10
- stying10
- tangly10
- tingly10
- tyning10
- inguinal9
- insignia9
- liaising9
- linguini9
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