Is FORGIVINGNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORGIVINGNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORGIVINGNESS mean?
- noun
tendency to be kind and forgiving
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
13
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + G (2) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + 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 FORGIVINGNESS
FORGIVINGNESS 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 FORGIVINGNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- forgiving17
- versionings15
- fingerings15
- forgiven15
- forgives15
- versioning14
- fingering14
- fogginess14
- fringings14
- governing14
- forgive14
- inversions13
- finessing13
- infringes13
- inversing13
- refinings13
- vignerons13
- feigning13
- forgings13
- fringing13
- grieving13
- regiving13
- engrossing12
- envisions12
- inversion12
- revisions12
- infringe12
- isogrivs12
- nervings12
- refining12
- reivings12
- revising12
- servings12
- veinings12
- vigneron12
- visoring12
- foggers12
- foggier12
- forging12
- venging12
- verging12
- fivers12
- ingression11
- nigrosines11
- resigning11
- environs11
- envision11
- infernos11
- ossifier11
- revision11
- sinfonie11
- venisons11
- versions11
- fenings11
- fessing11
- fingers11
- finings11
- firings11
- foining11
- foreign11
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