Is PEDANTICALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEDANTICALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEDANTICALLY mean?
- adverb
in a pedantic manner
“these interpretations are called `schemas' or, more pedantically, `schemata'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 PEDANTICALLY
PEDANTICALLY 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 PEDANTICALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- playacted17
- capitally16
- panically16
- plicately16
- placidly16
- dilatancy15
- edictally15
- anyplace15
- apically15
- atypical15
- epically15
- diptyca15
- actinally14
- antically14
- captained14
- acylated14
- diacetyl14
- playdate14
- playland14
- claypan14
- clypeal14
- ectypal14
- patency14
- playact14
- pliancy14
- typical14
- analeptic13
- capitella13
- placental13
- alpinely13
- analytic13
- palladic13
- panicled13
- pedantic13
- penality13
- placated13
- pliantly13
- plicated13
- adeptly13
- alcayde13
- cyanide13
- dactyli13
- edacity13
- endplay13
- tepidly13
- atypic13
- clypei13
- yclept13
- cadential12
- candlelit12
- dalliance12
- dialectal12
- leadplant12
- palliated12
- dentally12
- placenta12
- acylate12
- anticly12
- apetaly12
- aplenty12
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