Is TEMPTINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TEMPTINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TEMPTINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a tempting seductive manner
“she smiled at him seductively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + 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 TEMPTINGLY
TEMPTINGLY 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 TEMPTINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- emptying16
- emptily14
- tempting13
- yelping13
- gimpy13
- pigmy13
- ineptly12
- pettily12
- pigment12
- temping12
- tintype12
- plying12
- typing12
- empty12
- imply12
- pettling11
- emping11
- enmity11
- megilp11
- myelin11
- pentyl11
- plenty11
- timely11
- mingy11
- melting10
- pelting10
- petting10
- gently10
- glinty10
- limpet10
- pitmen10
- tingly10
- limey10
- meiny10
- melty10
- milty10
- minty10
- petty10
- piety10
- piney10
- entity9
- gimlet9
- lenity9
- meting9
- mingle9
- nettly9
- piglet9
- eying9
- gynie9
- impel9
- lingy9
- lying9
- tempi9
- tempt9
- tying9
- elmy9
- gimp9
- limy9
- mity9
- pily9
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