Is PASSIONATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PASSIONATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PASSIONATELY mean?
- adverb
with passion
“she kissed him passionately”
- adverb
in a stormy or violent manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (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 PASSIONATELY
PASSIONATELY 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 PASSIONATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- seasonality14
- linotypes14
- neoplasty14
- ponytails14
- sapiently14
- spinosely14
- apostasy13
- epinasty13
- epistasy13
- isotypes13
- linotype13
- paisleys13
- peasanty13
- penality13
- playsets13
- ponytail13
- ptyalins13
- neoplasias12
- passionate12
- sealpoints12
- apetaly12
- aplenty12
- inaptly12
- ineptly12
- isotype12
- paisley12
- pastily12
- payolas12
- penalty12
- pentyls12
- peyotls12
- pitayas12
- playset12
- poleyns12
- ptyalin12
- soapily12
- stylops12
- synapse12
- teapoys12
- antipoles11
- neoplasia11
- palatines11
- panelists11
- passional11
- pianoless11
- pointless11
- postnasal11
- saponites11
- sealpoint11
- spoliates11
- stapelias11
- talapoins11
- analyses11
- analysis11
- analysts11
- analytes11
- anolytes11
- lanosity11
- nasality11
- staysail11
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