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Is ALIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ALIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ALIVENESS mean?

  1. noun

    the condition of living or the state of being alive

    “while there's life there's hope”

  2. noun

    the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 ALIVENESS

ALIVENESS 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.

Anagrams of ALIVENESS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from ALIVENESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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