Is RESPECTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESPECTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESPECTIVELY mean?
- adverb
in the order given
“the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 RESPECTIVELY
RESPECTIVELY 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 RESPECTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- receptively21
- secretively19
- respective17
- perceives16
- precisely16
- receptive16
- restively15
- creepily15
- perceive15
- replevy15
- cleveites14
- cleverest14
- electives14
- peristyle14
- replevies14
- secretive14
- selective14
- liveyers14
- severely14
- severity14
- crisply14
- ectypes14
- pelvics14
- pyretic14
- spicery14
- creepiest13
- preelects13
- preselect13
- celerity13
- cleveite13
- elective13
- epistyle13
- erective13
- evictees13
- perviest13
- peytrels13
- prelives13
- priestly13
- receives13
- secretly13
- spritely13
- versicle13
- vertices13
- yperites13
- liveyer13
- livyers13
- silvery13
- sylvite13
- clypei13
- creepy13
- crepey13
- crispy13
- crypts13
- cypres13
- ectype13
- pelvic13
- pricey13
- spicey13
- yclept13
- pervy13
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