Is SMILINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SMILINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SMILINGLY mean?
- adverb
with smiles; in a smiling manner
“the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + 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 SMILINGLY
SMILINGLY 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 SMILINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mislying14
- mingily13
- slimily12
- millings11
- slimly11
- mingy11
- milings10
- milling10
- sliming10
- smiling10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- singly10
- slimy10
- gyms10
- liming9
- miling9
- gilly9
- lingy9
- lying9
- limy9
- gym9
- simlin8
- glims8
- lysin8
- silly8
- slily8
- yills8
- isling7
- limns7
- mills7
- minis7
- glim7
- illy7
- inly7
- lily7
- liny7
- migs7
- syli7
- yill7
- yins7
- my7
- gills6
- lings6
- sigil6
- sling6
- limn6
- mill6
- mils6
- mini6
- nims6
- slim6
- mig6
- sly6
- syn6
- yin6
- nills5
- gill5
- gins5
- ling5
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