Is PAINTERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAINTERLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAINTERLY mean?
- adjective
having qualities unique to the art of painting
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 PAINTERLY
PAINTERLY 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.
Anagrams of PAINTERLY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PAINTERLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- interplay14
- penality13
- aplenty12
- inaptly12
- ineptly12
- peartly12
- penalty12
- peytral12
- plenary12
- pteryla12
- ptyalin12
- interlay11
- napery11
- painty11
- paltry11
- pantry11
- parity11
- parley11
- partly11
- pearly11
- peltry11
- pentyl11
- pertly11
- pinery11
- player11
- plenty11
- pyrite11
- raptly11
- replay11
- ripely11
- triply11
- typier11
- interlap10
- trapline10
- triplane10
- inertly10
- inlayer10
- irately10
- reality10
- riantly10
- tearily10
- apery10
- aptly10
- panty10
- party10
- patly10
- payer10
- peaty10
- piety10
- piney10
- platy10
- plyer10
- pyran10
- repay10
- reply10
- typal10
- painter9
- pantile9
- pertain9
- plainer9
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