Is DECEPTIVENESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECEPTIVENESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECEPTIVENESSES mean?
Deceptivenesses is a form of DECEPTIVENESS.
- noun
the quality of being deceptive
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
15
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 DECEPTIVENESSES
DECEPTIVENESSES 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 DECEPTIVENESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deceptiveness21
- deceptive17
- centipedes15
- evidences15
- tepidnesses14
- centipede14
- inspected14
- deceives14
- evidence14
- invected14
- deepnesses13
- speediness13
- eventides13
- discepts13
- evictees13
- incepted13
- deceive13
- devices13
- evicted13
- evinced13
- vespids13
- dispenses12
- seventies12
- sidesteps12
- speediest12
- spendiest12
- steepened12
- tepidness12
- cesspits12
- devisees12
- epicenes12
- eventide12
- inspects12
- invested12
- pectines12
- depicts12
- discept12
- evictee12
- evinces12
- pensive12
- spected12
- veepees12
- vespine12
- device12
- peeved12
- vespid12
- steepness11
- deepness11
- descents11
- despises11
- despites11
- dispense11
- dissects11
- senesced11
- sidestep11
- stipends11
- vitesses11
- cesspit11
- deveins11
- devests11
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