Is SLIGHTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLIGHTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLIGHTLY mean?
- adverb
to a small degree or extent
“his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”
- adverb
in a slim or slender manner
“a slenderly built woman”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 SLIGHTLY
SLIGHTLY 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 SLIGHTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lightly14
- sightly14
- ghylls13
- ghyll12
- hilly11
- shily11
- lights10
- slight10
- stilly9
- thills9
- gilly9
- light9
- sight9
- shy9
- thy9
- hills8
- hilts8
- shill8
- silly8
- silty8
- slily8
- styli8
- thill8
- yills8
- ghis8
- sigh8
- hill7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- illy7
- lily7
- shit7
- sith7
- syli7
- this7
- yill7
- ghi7
- gills6
- gilts6
- his6
- hit6
- sly6
- sty6
- lilts5
- still5
- tills5
- gill5
- gilt5
- gist5
- gits5
- hi5
- sh5
- ills4
- lilt4
- list4
- lits4
- sill4
- silt4
- slit4
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