Is MENACINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MENACINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MENACINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a menacing manner
“the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + 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 MENACINGLY
MENACINGLY 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 MENACINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glycemia16
- meaningly15
- cinnamyl15
- mycelian15
- cymling15
- myalgic15
- mycelia14
- menacing13
- claying13
- glycine13
- gynecia13
- mangily13
- amylic13
- cymlin13
- yeanling12
- calming12
- cannily12
- cyanine12
- lyncean12
- agency12
- cagily12
- clingy12
- gamely12
- gamily12
- gleamy12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- legacy12
- mangey12
- maying12
- cymae12
- mincy12
- cleaning11
- enlacing11
- melanic11
- yealing11
- yeaning11
- cyanin11
- laymen11
- macing11
- mainly11
- meanly11
- minyan11
- myelin11
- namely11
- nicely11
- cagey11
- gamey11
- mangy11
- mingy11
- cyma11
- cyme11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- galenic10
- geminal10
- inanely10
- lancing10
- meaning10
- anemic10
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