Is LAUGHINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAUGHINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAUGHINGLY mean?
- adverb
with laughter; while laughing
“he told the story laughingly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 LAUGHINGLY
LAUGHINGLY 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 LAUGHINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nylghai14
- nylghau14
- gallying13
- gullying13
- laughing13
- haying13
- huggy13
- hyalin12
- linhay12
- ghyll12
- hying12
- allying11
- hauling11
- hulling11
- nilghau11
- gangly11
- guying11
- niggly11
- hilly11
- gainly10
- gluily10
- haling10
- hangul10
- laying10
- lungyi10
- uglily10
- gungy10
- laggy10
- naggy10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- nyah10
- galling9
- gingall9
- gulling9
- inhaul9
- nullah9
- ahing9
- gaily9
- gally9
- gilly9
- gully9
- laigh9
- laugh9
- lingy9
- lying9
- hay9
- yah9
- lingual8
- lingula8
- galing8
- gingal8
- gluing8
- luging8
- ahull8
- inlay8
- layin8
- uhlan8
- unlay8
- yulan8
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