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?
- noun
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
“you can lose your identity when you join the army”
- 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”
- noun
an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
“the identity under numerical multiplication is 1”
- noun
exact sameness
“they shared an identity of interests”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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.
- entity9
- deity9
- ditty9
- tyned9
- netty8
- nitty8
- tenty8
- tiyin8
- deny8
- dyne8
- tidy8
- indite7
- tineid7
- tinted7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
- tyin7
- tyne7
- yeti7
- yett7
- dey7
- dye7
- ident6
- indie6
- nitid6
- teiid6
- teind6
- tined6
- tye6
- yen6
- yet6
- yin6
- deni5
- dent5
- diet5
- dine5
- dint5
- dite5
- edit5
- nide5
- nidi5
- tend5
- tide5
- tied5
- ye5
- inti4
- nett4
- nite4
- tein4
- tent4
- tine4
- tint4
- titi4
- den4
- die4
- din4
- dit4
- end4
- ted4
- net3
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