Is SLUGGISHLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLUGGISHLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLUGGISHLY mean?
- adverb
in a sluggish manner
“the smoke rose sluggishly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + U (1) + G (2) + G (2) + 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 SLUGGISHLY
SLUGGISHLY 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 SLUGGISHLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- slushily14
- gushily14
- sluggish13
- ghylls13
- huggy13
- lushly12
- slushy12
- ghyll12
- gushy12
- hilly11
- hissy11
- hussy11
- shily11
- gluily10
- uglily10
- shills9
- gilly9
- gully9
- gussy9
- sighs9
- sughs9
- shy9
- hills8
- hilus8
- hulls8
- lysis8
- shill8
- shuls8
- silly8
- slily8
- slush8
- sully8
- sushi8
- sylis8
- yills8
- ghis8
- gush8
- guys8
- hugs8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- ugly8
- glugs7
- hill7
- hiss7
- hull7
- illy7
- lily7
- lush7
- shul7
- syli7
- yill7
- ghi7
- guy7
- hug7
- ugh7
- gills6
- gulls6
- iglus6
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