Is INTELLIGENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTELLIGENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTELLIGENTLY mean?
- adverb
in an intelligent manner
“she acted intelligently in this difficult situation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + 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 INTELLIGENTLY
INTELLIGENTLY 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 INTELLIGENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gentility13
- liltingly13
- tellingly13
- intelligent12
- leniently12
- intently11
- inlying11
- yeeting11
- yelling11
- entitling10
- inletting10
- telneting10
- tinnily10
- eyeing10
- gently10
- gleety10
- glinty10
- tingly10
- tyning10
- leniting9
- nettling9
- entity9
- lenity9
- lineny9
- linney9
- nettly9
- ninety9
- tinily9
- yeelin9
- elegy9
- eying9
- gelly9
- gilly9
- ginny9
- gynie9
- lingy9
- lying9
- tying9
- gentile8
- gillnet8
- letting8
- lignite8
- lilting8
- linting8
- netting8
- nilling8
- telling8
- tenting8
- tilling8
- tilting8
- tinting8
- titling8
- liney8
- linny8
- linty8
- nelly8
- netty8
- nitty8
- teeny8
- telly8
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