Is POWERLESSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POWERLESSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POWERLESSLY mean?
- adverb
in a powerless manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 POWERLESSLY
POWERLESSLY 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 POWERLESSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- powerless14
- yellower14
- sweepy14
- yellows13
- yowlers13
- weepy13
- leprosy12
- ospreys12
- plowers12
- prowess12
- replows12
- spewers12
- yelpers12
- lowery12
- owlery12
- slowly12
- yellow12
- yowler12
- osprey11
- plower11
- ployes11
- plyers11
- powers11
- prowls11
- pyoses11
- replow11
- sepoys11
- sleepy11
- slypes11
- spewer11
- sweeps11
- yelper11
- lowly11
- welly11
- wyles11
- yowes11
- yowls11
- poleless10
- presells10
- respells10
- spellers10
- erosely10
- sweller10
- yellers10
- peery10
- plews10
- plows10
- ploye10
- ploys10
- plyer10
- poesy10
- polys10
- posey10
- power10
- preys10
- prosy10
- prowl10
- prows10
- pyres10
- pyros10
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