Is PATIENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATIENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATIENTLY mean?
- adverb
with patience; in a patient manner
“he patiently played with the child”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (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 PATIENTLY
PATIENTLY 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 PATIENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antitype13
- patently13
- penality13
- aplenty12
- inaptly12
- ineptly12
- penalty12
- pettily12
- ptyalin12
- tintype12
- painty11
- pentyl11
- plenty11
- tinplate10
- nattily10
- aptly10
- panty10
- patly10
- patty10
- peaty10
- petty10
- piety10
- piney10
- platy10
- typal10
- pantile9
- patient9
- entity9
- lenity9
- litany9
- lyttae9
- neatly9
- nettly9
- tetany9
- paly9
- paty9
- pily9
- piny9
- pity9
- play9
- pyin9
- type9
- yelp9
- yipe9
- alpine8
- aplite8
- leptin8
- pantie8
- patent8
- patine8
- patten8
- pattie8
- penial8
- pineal8
- pineta8
- pintle8
- plaint8
- planet8
- platen8
- pliant8
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