Is INADVERTENCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INADVERTENCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INADVERTENCY mean?
- noun
the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + D (2) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 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 INADVERTENCY
INADVERTENCY 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 INADVERTENCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- advertency19
- inveteracy18
- deviancy17
- verdancy17
- veracity16
- vicenary16
- decennary15
- vineyard15
- innervated14
- ancientry14
- centenary14
- renitency14
- caverned14
- cayenned14
- cravened14
- decenary14
- deviance14
- invected14
- tendency14
- cavity14
- creative13
- enactive13
- navicert13
- reactive13
- tyrannic13
- ardency13
- cindery13
- cyanide13
- decayer13
- edacity13
- evicted13
- evinced13
- naivety13
- variety13
- vendace13
- verdict13
- denticare12
- entranced12
- innervate12
- nectaried12
- derivate12
- innerved12
- invented12
- inverted12
- reinvade12
- cannery12
- cayenne12
- cervine12
- cyanine12
- cyanite12
- nectary12
- tenancy12
- venatic12
- advect12
- advice12
- carved12
- cedary12
- cervid12
- cidery12
- craved12
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