Is MALICIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALICIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALICIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
with malice; in a malicious manner
“she answered maliciously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + 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 MALICIOUSLY
MALICIOUSLY 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 MALICIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- musically16
- osmically16
- clumsily15
- malicious13
- loyalism13
- socially13
- amylic13
- calmly13
- clumsy13
- cymols13
- cymous13
- muscly13
- localism12
- mollusca12
- cullays12
- misally12
- mousily12
- saucily12
- slimily12
- cymas12
- cymol12
- laicism11
- miscall11
- mollusc11
- mucosal11
- musical11
- asylum11
- cosily11
- coyaus11
- cullay11
- lacily11
- mislay11
- slimly11
- sluicy11
- cyma11
- mycs11
- silicula10
- lousily10
- amicus10
- cilium10
- claims10
- locums10
- mosaic10
- mucosa10
- umiacs10
- acyls10
- amyls10
- clays10
- cloys10
- coaly10
- colly10
- coyau10
- cully10
- icily10
- loamy10
- mausy10
- mayos10
- molly10
- molys10
- mousy10
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