Is WHOLESOMELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHOLESOMELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHOLESOMELY mean?
- adverb
in a wholesome manner
“the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 WHOLESOMELY
WHOLESOMELY 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 WHOLESOMELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wholesome17
- somehow15
- wholly15
- homely14
- homeys14
- whelms14
- whomso14
- hwyls14
- showy14
- wheys14
- hollows13
- yellows13
- homey13
- meshy13
- whelm13
- hwyl13
- whey13
- whys13
- mellows12
- mooleys12
- woesome12
- hollow12
- hooeys12
- hoyles12
- shelly12
- slowly12
- wheels12
- wholes12
- woolly12
- yellow12
- homy12
- whom12
- why12
- holmes11
- mellow11
- mohels11
- mooley11
- seemly11
- sholom11
- smelly11
- holey11
- holly11
- hooey11
- hooly11
- hosey11
- howes11
- howls11
- hoyle11
- lowly11
- welly11
- welsh11
- wheel11
- whole11
- whose11
- whoso11
- wooly11
- woosh11
- wyles11
- yeesh11
- yowes11
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