Is SCHOLARLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCHOLARLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCHOLARLY mean?
- adjective
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
“scholarly pursuits”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 SCHOLARLY
SCHOLARLY 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 SCHOLARLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chorally16
- archly14
- chally14
- chlorals13
- chary13
- chays13
- ochry13
- chloral12
- chollas12
- chorals12
- scholar12
- rashly12
- shoaly12
- achy12
- chay12
- lych12
- calory11
- cholas11
- cholla11
- choral11
- lycras11
- schorl11
- hoary11
- holly11
- horsy11
- hoyas11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- acyls10
- chaos10
- chars10
- chola10
- clary10
- clash10
- clays10
- cloys10
- coaly10
- colly10
- corys10
- crash10
- larch10
- loach10
- lochs10
- lycra10
- orach10
- oracy10
- roach10
- scaly10
- scary10
- ahoy10
- ashy10
- hays10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hoys10
- hyla10
- shay10
- collars9
- alloys9
- hallos9
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