Is PLEADINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLEADINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLEADINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a beseeching manner
“`You must help me,' she said imploringly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + 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 PLEADINGLY
PLEADINGLY 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 PLEADINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pedalling13
- alpinely13
- dallying13
- delaying13
- endplay13
- epigyna13
- playing13
- yelping13
- genially12
- pedaling12
- pillaged12
- pleading12
- gelidly12
- penally12
- plainly12
- paying12
- played12
- plying12
- agilely11
- allying11
- ideally11
- langley11
- yealing11
- yelling11
- agedly11
- dangly11
- dingey11
- dyeing11
- edgily11
- gladly11
- palely11
- pandy11
- payed11
- alienly10
- leaping10
- palling10
- pealing10
- pillage10
- plained10
- adenyl10
- gainly10
- galley10
- laying10
- panged10
- pinged10
- dingy10
- dying10
- glady10
- ledgy10
- pally10
- piney10
- gapy10
- aligned9
- dealign9
- dealing9
- gallied9
- ladling9
- leading9
- aliped9
- elapid9
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