Is PETTISHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PETTISHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PETTISHLY mean?
- adverb
in a petulant manner
“he said testily: `Go away!'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 PETTISHLY
PETTISHLY 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 PETTISHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thistly13
- hiply13
- hypes13
- phyle13
- pithy13
- sylph13
- pettily12
- pettish12
- spittly12
- typiest12
- ethyls12
- shelty12
- shitty12
- stithy12
- tythes12
- hype12
- hyps12
- syph12
- spilth11
- spitty11
- typist11
- ethyl11
- shily11
- tythe11
- hyp11
- lithest10
- stylite10
- testily10
- thistle10
- helps10
- pesty10
- petty10
- piety10
- piths10
- shlep10
- slype10
- thesp10
- tipsy10
- types10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- hyte10
- they10
- spittle9
- shtetl9
- slitty9
- stylet9
- theist9
- tilths9
- tithes9
- espy9
- help9
- heps9
- hips9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pily9
- pish9
- pith9
- pity9
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