Is SANCTIMONIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SANCTIMONIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SANCTIMONIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a sanctimonious manner
“she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
15
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (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 SANCTIMONIOUSLY
SANCTIMONIOUSLY 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 SANCTIMONIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- actomyosins18
- masculinity18
- nonmystical18
- columniations17
- sanctimonious17
- insouciantly17
- actomyosin17
- antimycins17
- musicality17
- musicianly17
- sanctimony17
- columniation16
- culminations16
- mislocations16
- antimycin16
- antonymic16
- cinnamyls16
- militancy16
- myoclonus16
- inosculations15
- culmination15
- masculinist15
- mislocation15
- nonmusicals15
- antimonyls15
- antonymous15
- luminosity15
- numinosity15
- cinnamyl15
- intimacy15
- minacity15
- mucosity15
- myotonic15
- mystical15
- syconium15
- ultimacy15
- inoculations14
- inosculation14
- nonsocialist14
- antimusics14
- columnists14
- cosmonauts14
- insomniacs14
- nonmusical14
- onomastics14
- animosity14
- anonymous14
- antimonyl14
- mountainy14
- myotonias14
- ominously14
- sociality14
- synoicous14
- unanimity14
- calumny14
- cymlins14
- mycosis14
- myotics14
- mystics14
- syncoms14
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