Is ATTENTIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ATTENTIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ATTENTIVENESS mean?
- noun
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
“his attentiveness to her wishes”
- noun
the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others
- noun
the trait of being observant and paying attention
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (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 ATTENTIVENESS
ATTENTIVENESS 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 ATTENTIVENESS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ATTENTIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tentativeness16
- nativeness13
- tentatives13
- assentive12
- attentive12
- estivates12
- naiveness12
- seventies12
- tentative12
- venenates12
- venetians12
- estivate11
- evenness11
- naivetes11
- navettes11
- statives11
- vainness11
- vastiest11
- venenate11
- venetian11
- enstatites10
- intestates10
- satinettes10
- sententiae10
- teentsiest10
- avenses10
- evenest10
- invents10
- invests10
- naivest10
- naivete10
- natives10
- navette10
- savines10
- stative10
- steeves10
- stevias10
- tensive10
- vainest10
- vastest10
- venenes10
- venines10
- vestees10
- vinasse10
- vitesse10
- vittate10
- anisettes9
- antisense9
- enstatite9
- insensate9
- intensest9
- intestate9
- nattiness9
- satinette9
- sententia9
- sentients9
- setenants9
- stannites9
- steatites9
- tattiness9
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