Is INATTENTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INATTENTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INATTENTIVELY mean?
- adverb
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
“he read the letter absently”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 INATTENTIVELY
INATTENTIVELY 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 INATTENTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- attentively17
- tentatively17
- veniality15
- inattentive14
- natively14
- nativity14
- venality14
- vitality14
- naively13
- naivety13
- tantivy13
- vilayet13
- attentive12
- levantine12
- tentative12
- valentine12
- ventilate12
- evenly12
- levity12
- vainly12
- vanity12
- innately11
- intently11
- latinity11
- lenitive11
- levitate11
- titivate11
- venetian11
- leavy11
- vealy11
- veiny11
- vinyl11
- anility10
- elative10
- enliven10
- inanely10
- inanity10
- invital10
- invitee10
- layette10
- naivete10
- nattily10
- navette10
- tattily10
- tinnily10
- veinlet10
- ventail10
- vitiate10
- vittate10
- envy10
- levy10
- navy10
- tivy10
- viny10
- antielite9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- entity9
- invent9
- invite9
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