Is DEPRIVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPRIVING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPRIVING mean?
Depriving is a form of DEPRIVE.
- verb
take away possessions from someone
“The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”
- verb
keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
- verb
take away
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 DEPRIVING
DEPRIVING 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 DEPRIVING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deriving13
- driving12
- diviner11
- priding11
- reiving11
- diving11
- divine10
- driven10
- griped10
- pidgin10
- pinged10
- riving10
- verdin10
- virgin10
- viper10
- dingier9
- pieing9
- pinder9
- pinger9
- riping9
- vinier9
- diver9
- drive9
- given9
- giver9
- ivied9
- rived9
- vined9
- virid9
- perv9
- dieing8
- dinger8
- engird8
- girned8
- pinier8
- reding8
- riding8
- ringed8
- genip8
- gripe8
- piing8
- pined8
- pride8
- pried8
- redip8
- riped8
- riven8
- devi8
- dive8
- give8
- vend8
- vide8
- vied8
- deign7
- dinge7
- dirge7
- gride7
- grind7
- repin7
- ridge7
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