Is NOCTURNALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOCTURNALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOCTURNALLY mean?
- adverb
at night
“nocturnally active bird”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + C (3) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 NOCTURNALLY
NOCTURNALLY 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 NOCTURNALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ocularly13
- actorly12
- canonry12
- country12
- courtly12
- truancy12
- nocturnal11
- nounally11
- calory11
- canyon11
- county11
- cranny11
- crayon11
- cullay11
- curtly11
- lunacy11
- outcry11
- calutron10
- tonally10
- canny10
- canty10
- carny10
- clary10
- coaly10
- colly10
- corny10
- coyau10
- crony10
- cully10
- curly10
- cyano10
- cyton10
- lycra10
- octyl10
- oracy10
- talcy10
- uncoy10
- callout9
- cornual9
- courant9
- courlan9
- locular9
- nocturn9
- outcall9
- truncal9
- aroynt9
- auntly9
- layout9
- nonary9
- notary9
- orally9
- outlay9
- tannoy9
- toluyl9
- tranny9
- trolly9
- uranyl9
- acyl9
- clay9
- cloy9
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