Is AMATIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMATIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMATIVENESS mean?
- noun
the arousal of feelings of sexual desire
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 AMATIVENESS
AMATIVENESS 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 AMATIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- emanative14
- misevents14
- atavisms13
- misevent13
- assentive12
- vanitases12
- amative12
- atavism12
- massive12
- mavises12
- amnesties11
- meatiness11
- naivetes11
- sanative11
- mavens11
- mavies11
- mavins11
- amentias10
- amnesias10
- animates10
- emanates10
- etamines10
- manatees10
- mantises10
- mantissa10
- matinees10
- matiness10
- miseaten10
- namastes10
- nemesias10
- satanism10
- seamiest10
- staminas10
- steamies10
- tameness10
- avenses10
- aviates10
- invests10
- naivest10
- naivete10
- natives10
- savants10
- savates10
- savines10
- stevias10
- tensive10
- vainest10
- vanitas10
- vinasse10
- vitesse10
- maven10
- mavie10
- mavin10
- mavis10
- vimen10
- taeniases9
- amentia9
- amnesia9
- anemias9
- animate9
Study AMATIVENESS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
