Is MERITORIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MERITORIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MERITORIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a meritorious manner
“he served his country meritoriously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + 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 MERITORIOUSLY
MERITORIOUSLY 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 MERITORIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- timorously15
- ileostomy14
- timeously14
- meritorious13
- isometry13
- morosely13
- morosity13
- myelitis13
- rimosely13
- rimosity13
- stormily13
- riotously12
- elytrum12
- merrily12
- miserly12
- misrely12
- mistily12
- moistly12
- mooleys12
- motleys12
- mousily12
- murreys12
- mustily12
- myosote12
- myrtles12
- roomily12
- trisomy12
- meliorist11
- tremorous11
- trimerous11
- elytrous11
- otiosely11
- sorority11
- urostyle11
- limeys11
- lyrism11
- misery11
- moiety11
- mooley11
- mostly11
- motley11
- mousey11
- muleys11
- murrey11
- mutely11
- myrtle11
- ostomy11
- smiley11
- stormy11
- stymie11
- termly11
- timely11
- trimly11
- limiters10
- lorimers10
- misroute10
- moisture10
- mooriest10
- mortiser10
- motorise10
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