Is MURDEROUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MURDEROUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MURDEROUSLY mean?
- adverb
as if bent on murder
“the huge dog bore down on them with bared fangs and barking murderously”
- adverb
in a murderous frenzy
“rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
M (3) + U (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + 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 MURDEROUSLY
MURDEROUSLY 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 MURDEROUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- murderous12
- delusory12
- murreys12
- drumly12
- melody12
- mouldy12
- moulders11
- remoulds11
- rumoured11
- smoulder11
- orderly11
- yodlers11
- mousey11
- muleys11
- murrey11
- dormy11
- emyds11
- moldy11
- dormers10
- elusory10
- modules10
- modulus10
- molders10
- moulder10
- murders10
- remolds10
- remould10
- rumored10
- smolder10
- dourly10
- dryers10
- odyles10
- rudely10
- rudery10
- yodels10
- yodler10
- yodles10
- merry10
- molys10
- mosey10
- mousy10
- muley10
- murry10
- rumly10
- ylems10
- demy10
- emyd10
- emulous9
- rumours9
- demurs9
- dormer9
- dorsum9
- durums9
- models9
- module9
- molder9
- moulds9
- moused9
- murder9
- odeums9
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