Is IMPERATIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IMPERATIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IMPERATIVENESS mean?
- noun
the state of demanding notice or attention
“the insistence of their hunger”
- noun
the quality of being insistent
“he pressed his demand with considerable instancy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + 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 IMPERATIVENESS
IMPERATIVENESS 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 IMPERATIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- imperatives18
- semiprivate18
- imperative17
- impressive17
- permeative17
- permissive17
- privatisms17
- privateness16
- impassive16
- pavements16
- privatism16
- impatienses15
- pentameries15
- spinmeister15
- metaverses15
- preinvites15
- privatises15
- timesavers15
- vespertine15
- vespiaries15
- pavement15
- vampiest15
- vampires15
- epimerases14
- epimerises14
- presentism14
- spearmints14
- spinmaster14
- aspersive14
- averments14
- metaverse14
- misevents14
- nativisms14
- preinvite14
- previsits14
- privatise14
- remissive14
- timesaver14
- vitamines14
- revamps14
- vampers14
- vampier14
- vampire14
- septenaries13
- invertases13
- severities13
- vestiaries13
- emptiness13
- epimerase13
- epimerise13
- impatiens13
- mispaints13
- misprints13
- permeases13
- permeates13
- primeness13
- spearmint13
- spermines13
- averment13
- emissive13
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