Is THRIFTLESSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THRIFTLESSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THRIFTLESSLY mean?
- adverb
in a thriftless manner
“he lives thriftlessly from day to day”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 THRIFTLESSLY
THRIFTLESSLY 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 THRIFTLESSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- selfishly18
- elfishly17
- fleshily17
- thriftless16
- fishery16
- fleshly16
- freshly16
- heftily16
- thrifty16
- thyself16
- filthy15
- fleshy15
- shifty15
- flytiers14
- shifters14
- slithery14
- stellify14
- triethyl14
- fishy14
- hefty14
- firstly13
- fishers13
- flyless13
- flytier13
- hisself13
- leftish13
- lithely13
- selfish13
- serfish13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shrifts13
- shrilly13
- shyster13
- stylish13
- testify13
- thirsty13
- thistly13
- thrifts13
- thyrses13
- shrillest12
- elfish12
- ethyls12
- feisty12
- ferity12
- fetish12
- filths12
- firths12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- flirty12
- flyers12
- flytes12
- fretty12
- frilly12
- friths12
- fyttes12
- liefly12
- rifely12
- shelly12
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