Is WISHFULLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WISHFULLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WISHFULLY mean?
- adverb
in a wishful manner
“he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + F (4) + U (1) + L (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 WISHFULLY
WISHFULLY 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 WISHFULLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wishful16
- fishy14
- hwyls14
- hwyl13
- whys13
- fluish12
- lushly12
- wilful12
- why12
- filly11
- flush11
- fully11
- hilly11
- shily11
- willy11
- fish10
- wily10
- wish10
- ywis10
- fly9
- shy9
- fills8
- fulls8
- fusil8
- hills8
- hilus8
- hulls8
- shill8
- silly8
- slily8
- sully8
- swill8
- wills8
- yills8
- fill7
- fils7
- flus7
- full7
- hill7
- hull7
- illy7
- lily7
- lush7
- shul7
- syli7
- will7
- yill7
- fil6
- flu6
- his6
- ifs6
- sly6
- wis6
- hi5
- if5
- sh5
- uh5
- ills4
- sill4
- ill3
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