Is PRIVATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRIVATELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRIVATELY mean?
- adverb
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
“it was discussed privately between the two men”
- adverb
by a private person or interest
“a privately financed campaign”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + 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 PRIVATELY
PRIVATELY 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 PRIVATELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- livetrap13
- variety13
- vilayet13
- virelay13
- peavy13
- pervy13
- privy13
- peartly12
- peytral12
- prevail12
- private12
- pteryla12
- levity12
- livery12
- livyer12
- verily12
- verity12
- paltry11
- parity11
- parley11
- partly11
- pearly11
- peltry11
- pertly11
- player11
- privet11
- pyrite11
- raptly11
- replay11
- ripely11
- triply11
- typier11
- leavy11
- ravey11
- vealy11
- irately10
- reality10
- tearily10
- apery10
- aptly10
- party10
- parve10
- patly10
- paver10
- payer10
- peaty10
- piety10
- platy10
- plyer10
- repay10
- reply10
- typal10
- vaper10
- viper10
- levy10
- tivy10
- vary10
- very10
- plaiter9
- platier9
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