Is INOPERATIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INOPERATIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
15
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 20 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.
Definition
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See the definition of InoperativenessHooks for INOPERATIVENESS
INOPERATIVENESS 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 INOPERATIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- operativeness18
- inoperative16
- nevirapines16
- personative16
- preinvasion16
- preventions16
- privateness16
- nonassertive15
- evaporites15
- nevirapine15
- nonpassive15
- operatives15
- overpaints15
- pervasions15
- preinvites15
- prevenient15
- prevention15
- previsions15
- privations15
- privatises15
- protensive15
- responsive15
- vespertine15
- vespiaries15
- pensionaries14
- enervations14
- inventories14
- nervosities14
- overintense14
- reenvisions14
- reinvasions14
- venerations14
- aspersive14
- evaporite14
- operative14
- overpaint14
- overspent14
- overspins14
- oversteps14
- pervasion14
- positiver14
- positives14
- poverties14
- preinvite14
- prevision14
- previsits14
- privation14
- privatise14
- vaporises14
- nonparities13
- pretensions13
- proteinases13
- septenaries13
- serpentines13
- enervation13
- innervates13
- intensives13
- intervenes13
- inventress13
- inversions13
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