Is SCHMALZY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCHMALZY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCHMALZY mean?
- adjective
effusively or insincerely emotional
“a bathetic novel”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + Z (10) + Y (4) = 27 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 SCHMALZY
SCHMALZY 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 SCHMALZY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- schmalz23
- hazy19
- cazh18
- mazy18
- chlamys17
- chasmy16
- lazy16
- chays13
- mashy13
- chams12
- chasm12
- cymas12
- machs12
- achy12
- chay12
- lych12
- zas12
- hylas11
- shaly11
- cham11
- cyma11
- mach11
- mycs11
- za11
- acyls10
- amyls10
- clash10
- clays10
- halms10
- scaly10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hyla10
- shay10
- myc10
- calms9
- clams9
- acyl9
- amyl9
- cash9
- cays9
- clay9
- halm9
- hams9
- lacy9
- mash9
- mays9
- sham9
- yams9
- hay9
- shy9
- yah9
- calm8
- cams8
- clam8
- macs8
- scam8
- cay8
- ham8
- may8
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