Is VIRTUOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VIRTUOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VIRTUOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a moral manner
“he acted morally under the circumstances”
- adverb
in a chaste and virtuous manner
“she lived chastely”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 VIRTUOUSLY
VIRTUOUSLY 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 VIRTUOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- virtuous11
- ivory11
- rivulus10
- rustily10
- tivy10
- lyrist9
- rosily9
- sourly9
- stoury9
- sultry9
- virtus9
- ivy9
- loury8
- lousy8
- lusty8
- roily8
- rusty8
- ryots8
- silty8
- story8
- stroy8
- styli8
- surly8
- troys8
- truly8
- tyros8
- usury8
- viols8
- virls8
- virtu8
- virus8
- visor8
- volti8
- volts8
- yours8
- yurts8
- troilus7
- lory7
- luvs7
- oily7
- rosy7
- ruly7
- ryot7
- ryus7
- syli7
- tory7
- toys7
- troy7
- tyro7
- viol7
- virl7
- volt7
- your7
- yous7
- yurt7
- suitor6
- triols6
- luv6
- ryu6
- sly6
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