Is THREATENINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THREATENINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THREATENINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a menacing manner
“the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 THREATENINGLY
THREATENINGLY 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 THREATENINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hearteningly19
- ethylating17
- entreatingly16
- inherently16
- threatening15
- anything15
- lethargy15
- generality14
- heartening14
- leathering14
- earthily14
- ethylate14
- heartily14
- leathery14
- triethyl14
- greyhen14
- hygiene14
- lengthy14
- nightly14
- nylghai14
- rightly14
- thegnly14
- tightly14
- tything14
- eternality13
- earthling13
- enlighten13
- haltering13
- lathering13
- lengthier13
- lightener13
- rantingly13
- reheating13
- retighten13
- tethering13
- threating13
- tightener13
- yattering13
- earthly13
- ethinyl13
- hennery13
- hyaline13
- hyalite13
- hyenine13
- lathery13
- ninthly13
- tenthly13
- eighty13
- hangry13
- haying13
- nighty13
- righty13
- thingy13
- ternately12
- atheling12
- earthing12
- enginery12
- gannetry12
- glittery12
- gnathite12
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