Is UNDERSTANDABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNDERSTANDABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNDERSTANDABLY mean?
- adverb
in an intelligible manner
“the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + B (3) + 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 UNDERSTANDABLY
UNDERSTANDABLY 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 UNDERSTANDABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- redundantly16
- abundantly16
- unabatedly16
- unreadably16
- balustraded15
- bladdernuts15
- standardly15
- bastardly15
- benadryls15
- bystander15
- endurably15
- bladdery15
- bladdernut14
- unanalysed14
- betrayals14
- dastardly14
- unsayable14
- untenably14
- yardlands14
- abasedly14
- absurdly14
- bastardy14
- benadryl14
- readably14
- daybeds14
- balustrade13
- untradable13
- bandstand13
- brandades13
- unabraded13
- unbranded13
- underlays13
- absently13
- betrayal13
- blarneys13
- blustery13
- butyrals13
- drylands13
- rateably13
- saddlery13
- subentry13
- suddenly13
- tuneably13
- unstably13
- urbanely13
- yardland13
- bayards13
- bendays13
- daubery13
- dryable13
- durably13
- redbays13
- rudesby13
- standby13
- daybed13
- understand12
- breadnuts12
- turbanned12
- undatable12
- adultery12
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