Is RIGHTEOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RIGHTEOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RIGHTEOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a righteous manner
“righteously indignant”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + E (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 RIGHTEOUSLY
RIGHTEOUSLY 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 RIGHTEOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ogreishly16
- roguishly16
- rhyolites15
- southerly15
- ogrishly15
- yoghurts15
- hostelry14
- rhyolite14
- slithery14
- ghostly14
- goyishe14
- greyish14
- gushily14
- hygeist14
- rightly14
- roughly14
- sightly14
- sloughy14
- teughly14
- theurgy14
- toughly14
- yoghurt14
- ghostlier13
- regoliths13
- righteous13
- sloughier13
- helotry13
- history13
- horsily13
- hosiery13
- hurleys13
- isohyet13
- shortly13
- tushery13
- eighty13
- ghosty13
- goyish13
- hugely13
- righty13
- roughy13
- toughy13
- ghostier12
- ghoulies12
- greyouts12
- gulosity12
- lighters12
- regolith12
- relights12
- resought12
- roughest12
- roughies12
- rugosely12
- rugosity12
- slighter12
- toughies12
- ethyls12
- horsey12
- hostly12
- hourly12
- housey12
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