Is PROVIDENTIALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROVIDENTIALLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROVIDENTIALLY mean?
- adverb
in a fortunately providential manner
“providentially the weather remained good”
- adverb
in a providential manner; as determined by providence
“his providentially destined role”
- adverb
in a prudent manner
“I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom.”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + V (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 PROVIDENTIALLY
PROVIDENTIALLY 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 PROVIDENTIALLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- providently20
- plaintively19
- adoptively19
- providential18
- polyvalent18
- depravity18
- deprivation17
- inviolately17
- divinatory17
- oviparity17
- pivotally17
- privately17
- vapidity17
- depilatory16
- intrepidly16
- pavilioned16
- ponytailed16
- deviatory16
- invalidly16
- verdantly16
- overplay16
- provenly16
- vapidly16
- editorially15
- davenport15
- linotyped15
- oedipally15
- overplaid15
- pointedly15
- provident15
- triploidy15
- trivially15
- veniality15
- ventrally15
- violently15
- volplaned15
- datively15
- deviltry15
- divinely15
- ladylove15
- validity15
- variedly15
- vineyard15
- overpay15
- overply15
- poverty15
- privily15
- privity15
- derivation14
- dilatorily14
- vitriolled14
- interplay14
- linotyper14
- lopinavir14
- operantly14
- overpaint14
- overplant14
- painterly14
- parvoline14
- patriliny14
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