Is SELFISHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SELFISHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SELFISHLY mean?
- adverb
in an egotistical manner
“he behaved egotistically”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 SELFISHLY
SELFISHLY 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 SELFISHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elfishly17
- fleshily17
- fleshly16
- fleshy15
- fishy14
- flyless13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- elfish12
- fishes12
- liefly12
- shelly12
- felly11
- filly11
- flesh11
- fleys11
- hilly11
- hissy11
- shelf11
- shily11
- fehs10
- fish10
- fley10
- filles9
- shells9
- shiels9
- shills9
- feh9
- fey9
- fly9
- hey9
- shy9
- yeh9
- fells8
- files8
- fille8
- fills8
- flies8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- lyses8
- lysis8
- seifs8
- selfs8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shill8
- silly8
- slily8
- sylis8
- yells8
- yills8
- elhi7
- fell7
- fess7
- file7
- fill7
- fils7
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