Is OPTIMISTICALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPTIMISTICALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPTIMISTICALLY mean?
- adverb
with optimism; in an optimistic manner
“`We have a good chance of winning,' he exclaimed optimistically”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
14
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 OPTIMISTICALLY
OPTIMISTICALLY 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 OPTIMISTICALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- impoliticly20
- plasmolytic20
- asymptotic19
- implicitly19
- simplicity19
- mitotically18
- cytoplasm18
- sympatico18
- apoliticism17
- impolitical17
- optimality17
- plasticity17
- topicality17
- impolicy17
- optimistic16
- simplicial16
- allotypic16
- atomicity16
- cytoplast16
- lipolytic16
- optically16
- optimally16
- osmically16
- plasticly16
- politicly16
- styptical16
- topically16
- campily16
- miscopy16
- impolitic15
- simpatico15
- simplicia15
- isotypic15
- mystical15
- ptyalism15
- comply15
- myopic15
- callosity14
- sociality14
- stoically14
- apomicts14
- implicit14
- oilcamps14
- calypso14
- copyist14
- cosplay14
- misplay14
- myopias14
- myotics14
- opacity14
- spicily14
- styptic14
- typical14
- campy14
- atomistic13
- lipolitic13
- pisolitic13
- political13
- coitally13
- costally13
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