Is LAMENTABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAMENTABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAMENTABLY mean?
- adverb
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
“he was sadly neglected”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + B (3) + 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 LAMENTABLY
LAMENTABLY 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 LAMENTABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lambently16
- amenably15
- mentally13
- tallyman13
- tallymen13
- bayman13
- baymen13
- byname13
- tymbal13
- meatball12
- abeyant12
- banally12
- tenably12
- balmy12
- beamy12
- embay12
- lamby12
- maybe12
- bellman11
- lambent11
- namable11
- tamable11
- lamely11
- layman11
- laymen11
- meanly11
- namely11
- tamely11
- analyte10
- ameban10
- bantam10
- batman10
- batmen10
- bemata10
- bally10
- banty10
- belay10
- belly10
- etyma10
- malty10
- manly10
- matey10
- mayan10
- mealy10
- meany10
- meaty10
- melty10
- yamen10
- balneal9
- netball9
- alanyl9
- anally9
- lanely9
- lately9
- lealty9
- leanly9
- neatly9
- abeam9
- amble9
- ameba9
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