Is WANTONLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WANTONLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WANTONLY mean?
- adverb
in a wanton manner
“the animals were killed wantonly for sport”
- adverb
in a licentious and promiscuous manner
“this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 WANTONLY
WANTONLY 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 WANTONLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lawny11
- noway11
- tawny11
- towny11
- wanly11
- awny10
- owly10
- towy10
- waly10
- wany10
- wynn10
- yawl10
- yawn10
- yowl10
- tannoy9
- wanton9
- way9
- wyn9
- yaw9
- yow9
- annoy8
- anyon8
- atony8
- nonyl8
- nylon8
- onlay8
- alow7
- awol7
- lawn7
- lown7
- nowt7
- oaty7
- only7
- tony7
- town7
- want7
- wont7
- any6
- awl6
- awn6
- law6
- lay6
- low6
- naw6
- nay6
- now6
- owl6
- own6
- owt6
- taw6
- tow6
- toy6
- twa6
- two6
- wan6
- wat6
- won6
- wot6
- yon6
- notal5
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