Is LENITIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LENITIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LENITIVES mean?
Lenitives is a form of LENITIVE.
- noun
remedy that eases pain and discomfort
- adjective
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 LENITIVES
LENITIVES 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 LENITIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- invitees11
- lenitive11
- levities11
- veiniest11
- veinlets11
- evilest10
- invitee10
- invites10
- lievest10
- tensive10
- veinlet10
- velites10
- viniest10
- envies9
- events9
- evites9
- invest9
- invite9
- levies9
- levins9
- livens9
- livest9
- nieves9
- slieve9
- snivel9
- svelte9
- vilest9
- lenities8
- elven8
- elves8
- evens8
- event8
- evils8
- evite8
- ivies8
- levin8
- levis8
- lieve8
- liven8
- lives8
- neves8
- nieve8
- seven8
- sieve8
- veils8
- veins8
- vents8
- vines8
- visit8
- vleis8
- lenites7
- liniest7
- lisente7
- setline7
- sienite7
- tensile7
- even7
- eves7
- evil7
- levs7
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