Is IRRESPECTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IRRESPECTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IRRESPECTIVE mean?
- adverb
in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
“he carried on regardless of the difficulties”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 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 IRRESPECTIVE
IRRESPECTIVE 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 IRRESPECTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perceivers17
- preservice17
- respective17
- perceiver16
- perceives16
- receptive16
- perceive15
- receivers14
- reprieves14
- reservice14
- secretive14
- creepiest13
- creperies13
- preerects13
- respecter13
- erective13
- evictees13
- perverse13
- perverts13
- perviest13
- preserve13
- previsit13
- priviest13
- receiver13
- receives13
- reprieve13
- servicer13
- veristic13
- vertices13
- retrieves12
- tirrivees12
- creepers12
- creepier12
- creepies12
- creperie12
- crepiest12
- crispier12
- picrites12
- piercers12
- preciser12
- preerect12
- priciest12
- receipts12
- reprices12
- rescript12
- scripter12
- evictee12
- pervert12
- pervier12
- previse12
- privets12
- privier12
- privies12
- receive12
- scrieve12
- service12
- vitrics12
- restrive11
- retrieve11
- reveries11
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