Is FORGIVENESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORGIVENESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORGIVENESSES mean?
Forgivenesses is a form of FORGIVENESS.
- noun
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
- noun
the act of excusing a mistake or offense
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + G (2) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 FORGIVENESSES
FORGIVENESSES 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 FORGIVENESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forgiveness18
- governesses15
- fevering15
- forgiven15
- forgives15
- erosiveness14
- foreseeing14
- overseeing14
- sovereigns14
- enfevers14
- overfine14
- forgive14
- rifenesses13
- governess13
- sovereign13
- enfever13
- eversions12
- feigners12
- revenges12
- servings12
- severing12
- fevers12
- fivers12
- egressions11
- gorinesses11
- eversion11
- finesses11
- foreseen11
- foresees11
- freeness11
- frissons11
- inverses11
- overseen11
- oversees11
- rifeness11
- severies11
- veneries11
- versines11
- versions11
- feigner11
- fessing11
- fingers11
- foreign11
- freeing11
- fringes11
- governs11
- grieves11
- overing11
- reefing11
- reeving11
- regiven11
- regives11
- revenge11
- rovings11
- serving11
- veering11
- versing11
- fever11
- fiver11
- fives11
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