Is INCISIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INCISIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INCISIVENESS mean?
- noun
keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 17 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 INCISIVENESS
INCISIVENESS 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 INCISIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incisive13
- evinces12
- icinesses11
- civies11
- evince11
- incenses10
- niceness10
- venines10
- civie10
- vices10
- vinic10
- cissies9
- iciness9
- incense9
- incises9
- envies9
- nieves9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- venine9
- venins9
- vice9
- censes8
- cesses8
- ecesis8
- incise8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- evens8
- ivies8
- neves8
- nieve8
- seven8
- sieve8
- veins8
- venin8
- vines8
- vises8
- seisins7
- senseis7
- cense7
- cines7
- niece7
- scene7
- sices7
- since7
- even7
- eves7
- neve7
- nevi7
- sevs7
- vees7
- vein7
- vies7
- vine7
- vins7
- vise7
- innies6
- isseis6
- nesses6
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