Is WRETCHEDLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WRETCHEDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WRETCHEDLY mean?
- adverb
in a wretched manner
“`I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) + 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 WRETCHEDLY
WRETCHEDLY 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 WRETCHEDLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wretched17
- welched16
- chewy16
- cheerly15
- lechery15
- welcher15
- chewed15
- wych15
- cheery14
- cherty14
- chewer14
- lechwe14
- lychee14
- rechew14
- reechy14
- wretch14
- thewy14
- letched13
- retched13
- tweedy13
- chyle13
- crwth13
- techy13
- wecht13
- welch13
- hwyl13
- whey13
- erectly12
- cheder12
- clewed12
- crewed12
- etched12
- leched12
- teched12
- wether12
- hewed12
- weedy12
- wyled12
- wyted12
- chew12
- lych12
- yech12
- why12
- celery11
- crewel11
- etcher11
- lecher11
- cyder11
- decry11
- eched11
- ethyl11
- hewer11
- threw11
- twyer11
- wetly11
- wheel11
- where11
- dewy11
- lewder10
- reweld10
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