Is NEGATIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEGATIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEGATIVENESS mean?
- noun
the character of the negative electric pole
- noun
characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
- noun
an amount less than zero
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 NEGATIVENESS
NEGATIVENESS 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 NEGATIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nativeness13
- agentives13
- envisages13
- eventings13
- givenness13
- negatives13
- steevings13
- assentive12
- naiveness12
- seventies12
- venenates12
- venetians12
- agentive12
- egestive12
- envisage12
- evenings12
- eventing12
- negative12
- steeving12
- ventages12
- vestiges12
- vestings12
- vintages12
- evenness11
- naivetes11
- vainness11
- venenate11
- venetian11
- avenges11
- evening11
- genevas11
- savings11
- staving11
- ventage11
- venting11
- vestige11
- vesting11
- vintage11
- visages11
- antigenes10
- assenting10
- sensating10
- tanginess10
- avenses10
- evenest10
- invents10
- invests10
- naivest10
- naivete10
- natives10
- savines10
- steeves10
- stevias10
- tensive10
- vainest10
- venenes10
- venines10
- vestees10
- vinasse10
- vitesse10
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