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Is IDENTITY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, IDENTITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does IDENTITY mean?

  1. noun

    the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

    “you can lose your identity when you join the army”

  2. noun

    the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known

    “geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it”

  3. noun

    an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates

    “the identity under numerical multiplication is 1”

  4. noun

    exact sameness

    “they shared an identity of interests”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8

I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 12 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 IDENTITY

IDENTITY 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 IDENTITY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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