Is FESTIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FESTIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of FestivenessHooks for FESTIVENESS
FESTIVENESS 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 FESTIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- festive13
- fitnesses12
- seventies12
- finesses11
- vitesses11
- fives11
- evenest10
- finesse10
- finests10
- fitness10
- infests10
- invests10
- steeves10
- tensive10
- vestees10
- vitesse10
- five10
- envies9
- events9
- evites9
- feints9
- feists9
- fesses9
- finest9
- infest9
- invest9
- nieves9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- steeve9
- vestee9
- eensiest8
- sestines8
- evens8
- event8
- evite8
- feint8
- feist8
- fesse8
- fests8
- fetes8
- fines8
- fists8
- neifs8
- neves8
- nieve8
- seifs8
- seven8
- sieve8
- sifts8
- veins8
- vents8
- vests8
- vines8
- vises8
- senseis7
- sestine7
- efts7
- even7
- eves7
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