Is ADVERSITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADVERSITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADVERSITIES mean?
Adversities is a form of ADVERSITY.
- noun
a state of misfortune or affliction
“debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity”
- noun
a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
“a period marked by adversities”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 ADVERSITIES
ADVERSITIES 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 ADVERSITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- advertises14
- vestiaries13
- advertise13
- derivates13
- revisited13
- sedatives13
- assertive12
- resistive12
- varieties12
- varsities12
- advisees12
- advisers12
- derisive12
- derivate12
- deviates12
- devisers12
- dissaver12
- disserve12
- dissever12
- distaves12
- ideative12
- sedative12
- revisits11
- sieverts11
- verities11
- vestries11
- visiters11
- adverse11
- adverts11
- advisee11
- adviser11
- advises11
- averted11
- datives11
- derives11
- devests11
- deviate11
- deviser11
- devises11
- dissave11
- diverse11
- diverts11
- divests11
- evaders11
- revised11
- riveted11
- starved11
- strived11
- tardive11
- visards11
- visited11
- vistaed11
- diaeresis10
- dietaries10
- satirised10
- siderites10
- steadiers10
- raviest10
- restive10
- revests10
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