Is ADAPTIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADAPTIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 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.
Definition
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See the definition of AdaptivenessHooks for ADAPTIVENESS
ADAPTIVENESS 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 ADAPTIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- passivated16
- vapidness15
- passivate14
- adaptive14
- spavined14
- sedatives13
- vespids13
- adeptness12
- assentive12
- spendiest12
- tapenades12
- tepidness12
- vanitases12
- advisees12
- avidness12
- deviants12
- deviates12
- distaves12
- invested12
- sedative12
- passive12
- pavanes12
- pavises12
- pavisse12
- peavies12
- pensive12
- spavies12
- spaviet12
- spavins12
- vespine12
- paveed12
- vespid12
- depaints11
- despites11
- dispense11
- naivetes11
- patinaed11
- pintadas11
- sanative11
- sandpits11
- sandspit11
- sidestep11
- stapedes11
- stipends11
- tapenade11
- advents11
- advisee11
- advises11
- aviated11
- datives11
- deveins11
- devests11
- deviant11
- deviate11
- devises11
- dissave11
- divests11
- endives11
- evident11
- invades11
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