Is SLOVENLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLOVENLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLOVENLY mean?
- adjective
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
“filled the door with her frowzy bulk”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 SLOVENLY
SLOVENLY 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 SLOVENLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- novelly13
- volleys13
- envoys12
- lovely12
- loveys12
- volley12
- envoy11
- lovey11
- envy10
- levy10
- lonely9
- novels9
- sloven9
- solely9
- loves8
- nelly8
- nosey8
- novel8
- ovens8
- solve8
- sonly8
- voles8
- yells8
- levo7
- levs7
- leys7
- love7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- nosy7
- only7
- oven7
- oyes7
- snye7
- syne7
- voes7
- vole7
- yell7
- yens7
- lev6
- ley6
- lye6
- sev6
- sly6
- soy6
- syn6
- voe6
- yen6
- yes6
- yon6
- enols5
- lenos5
- losel5
- noels5
- snell5
- oy5
- ye5
- yo5
- ells4
- enol4
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