Is CAPTIVITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPTIVITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPTIVITIES mean?
Captivities is a form of CAPTIVITY.
- noun
the state of being imprisoned
“he was held in captivity until he died”
- noun
the state of being a slave
“So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (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.
Hooks for CAPTIVITIES
CAPTIVITIES 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 CAPTIVITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- activities15
- captives15
- captive14
- epistatic13
- pietistic13
- activist13
- cavities13
- actives12
- cavetti12
- spaviet12
- vitiates11
- aseptic11
- episcia11
- paciest11
- spicate11
- tipcats11
- active11
- cavies11
- civets11
- civies11
- evicts11
- pavise11
- spavie11
- vesica11
- viatic11
- stative10
- vitiate10
- apices10
- aspect10
- epacts10
- septic10
- spicae10
- tipcat10
- caves10
- cavie10
- civet10
- civie10
- evict10
- paves10
- pavis10
- vapes10
- vatic10
- vices10
- catties9
- patties9
- pietist9
- statice9
- stevia9
- vittae9
- aspic9
- capes9
- epact9
- epics9
- paces9
- pacts9
- picas9
- scape9
- sepic9
- space9
- spect9
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