Is NONVIOLENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONVIOLENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONVIOLENTLY mean?
- adverb
without violence
“the government was overthrown nonviolently, but the dictator was killed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + V (4) + I (1) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 NONVIOLENTLY
NONVIOLENTLY 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 NONVIOLENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- violently15
- nonviolent13
- novelly13
- novelty13
- evilly12
- levity12
- lively12
- lovely12
- vilely12
- volley12
- nonnovel11
- envoy11
- lovey11
- veiny11
- vinyl11
- loonily10
- nonoily10
- violent10
- violone10
- envy10
- levy10
- tivy10
- viny10
- invent9
- lenity9
- lineny9
- linney9
- lonely9
- looney9
- ninety9
- oniony9
- violet9
- ivy9
- envoi8
- levin8
- liney8
- linny8
- linty8
- liven8
- looey8
- loony8
- nelly8
- ninny8
- noily8
- nonyl8
- novel8
- nylon8
- olive8
- ovine8
- ovoli8
- telly8
- tenny8
- tinny8
- tolyl8
- toney8
- toyon8
- venin8
- voile8
- volte8
- volti8
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