Is LAVISHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAVISHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAVISHLY mean?
- adverb
in a wasteful manner
“the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap”
- adverb
in a rich and lavish manner
“lavishly decorated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 LAVISHLY
Single letters that turn LAVISHLY into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LAVISHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lavish12
- hilly11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shily11
- shiva11
- sylva11
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- shay10
- shiv10
- villas9
- hay9
- ivy9
- shy9
- yah9
- hails8
- halls8
- hills8
- sally8
- shall8
- shill8
- silly8
- silva8
- slily8
- vails8
- vials8
- villa8
- vills8
- yills8
- ahis7
- ally7
- hail7
- hall7
- hila7
- hill7
- illy7
- lahs7
- lash7
- lavs7
- lays7
- lily7
- slay7
- syli7
- vail7
- vial7
- vill7
- visa7
- yill7
- ahi6
- ahs6
- ash6
- ays6
- has6
- his6
- lah6
- lav6
- lay6
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