Is PARDONABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARDONABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARDONABLY mean?
- adverb
in an excusable manner or to an excusable degree
“he was excusably late”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + B (3) + 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 PARDONABLY
PARDONABLY 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 PARDONABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adorably14
- lapboard13
- broadly13
- payload13
- proband12
- bayard12
- boyard12
- brandy12
- byroad12
- drably12
- parody12
- parlando11
- lanyard11
- barony11
- baryon11
- parlay11
- payola11
- pyrola11
- badly11
- baldy11
- bandy11
- pandy11
- pardy11
- bandora10
- dalapon10
- padrona10
- pandora10
- barny10
- boyar10
- boyla10
- nobly10
- payor10
- playa10
- porny10
- pylon10
- pyran10
- yapon10
- body10
- doby10
- dopy10
- aboard9
- abroad9
- apodal9
- pardon9
- roband9
- lardy9
- lyard9
- randy9
- ably9
- bony9
- bray9
- byrl9
- orby9
- paly9
- play9
- ploy9
- poly9
- pony9
- pray9
- pyro9
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