Is LIVELINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIVELINESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIVELINESS mean?
- noun
general activity and motion
- noun
animation and energy in action or expression
“it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 LIVELINESS
LIVELINESS 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 LIVELINESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- evilness11
- liveness11
- veilless11
- veinless11
- vileness11
- villeins11
- slieves10
- snivels10
- vielles10
- villein10
- envies9
- levels9
- levies9
- levins9
- livens9
- nieves9
- selves9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- slieve9
- snivel9
- vessel9
- vielle9
- lineless8
- elven8
- elves8
- evens8
- evils8
- ivies8
- level8
- levin8
- levis8
- lieve8
- liven8
- lives8
- neves8
- nieve8
- seven8
- sieve8
- veils8
- veins8
- villi8
- vills8
- vines8
- vises8
- vleis8
- enisles7
- ensiles7
- illness7
- nellies7
- seniles7
- sillies7
- even7
- eves7
- evil7
- levs7
- live7
- neve7
- nevi7
- sevs7
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