Is NEGATIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEGATIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEGATIVELY mean?
- adverb
in a harmful manner
“he was negatively affected”
- adverb
in a negative way
“he was negatively inclined”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 NEGATIVELY
NEGATIVELY 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 NEGATIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- natively14
- venality14
- levying14
- elevating13
- naively13
- naivety13
- vilayet13
- agentive12
- levigate12
- negative12
- valeting12
- evenly12
- levity12
- vainly12
- vanity12
- vying12
- evangel11
- leaving11
- vealing11
- vegetal11
- ventage11
- vintage11
- yealing11
- yeeting11
- leavy11
- vealy11
- veiny11
- vinyl11
- gyve11
- elative10
- naivete10
- veinlet10
- ventail10
- avenge10
- eyeing10
- gaiety10
- gainly10
- geneva10
- gently10
- glaive10
- gleety10
- glinty10
- laving10
- laying10
- tangly10
- tingly10
- vagile10
- envy10
- levy10
- navy10
- tivy10
- viny10
- galenite9
- gelatine9
- legatine9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- leaven9
- lenity9
- levant9
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