Is DISTINCTIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTINCTIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTINCTIVENESS mean?
- noun
a distinguishing trait
- noun
utter dissimilarity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
15
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 21 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 DISTINCTIVENESS
DISTINCTIVENESS 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 DISTINCTIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disincentives19
- disincentive18
- incentivised18
- incentivises17
- incisiveness17
- distinctive17
- incentivise16
- instinctive16
- indecisive16
- distinctness15
- intensivists15
- incentives15
- insistencies14
- insensitive14
- intensivist14
- disinvests14
- disinvites14
- divineness14
- incentive14
- decisive14
- invected14
- inviscid14
- dissentients13
- tendinitises13
- insistences13
- indistinct13
- intensives13
- sensitives13
- disinvest13
- disinvite13
- divinises13
- incisive13
- devices13
- evicted13
- evinced13
- dissentient12
- insistence12
- scientists12
- dietetics12
- incidents12
- indictees12
- intensive12
- sensitive12
- divinest12
- divinise12
- invented12
- invested12
- videttes12
- evinces12
- device12
- viscid12
- intensities11
- identities11
- sensitised11
- tendinitis11
- tidinesses11
- icinesses11
- instincts11
- nescients11
- scientist11
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