Is CIVILNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIVILNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of CivilnessesHooks for CIVILNESSES
CIVILNESSES 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 CIVILNESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- civilness14
- clevises13
- vesicles13
- viceless13
- evinces12
- silvics12
- vesicle12
- icinesses11
- evilness11
- liveness11
- veinless11
- vileness11
- civies11
- clevis11
- evince11
- licenses10
- scissile10
- silences10
- slieves10
- snivels10
- vessels10
- civie10
- civil10
- vices10
- vinic10
- cissies9
- iceless9
- iciness9
- incises9
- license9
- selenic9
- silence9
- envies9
- levies9
- levins9
- livens9
- nieves9
- selves9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- slieve9
- snivel9
- vessel9
- vice9
- ceilis8
- censes8
- cesses8
- clines8
- ecesis8
- incels8
- incise8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- slices8
- elven8
- elves8
- evens8
- evils8
- ivies8
- levin8
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