Is OPERATIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPERATIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of OperativenessHooks for OPERATIVENESS
OPERATIVENESS 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 OPERATIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- personative16
- privateness16
- evaporites15
- operatives15
- overpaints15
- pervasions15
- protensive15
- responsive15
- vespertine15
- aspersive14
- evaporite14
- operative14
- overpaint14
- overspent14
- overspins14
- oversteps14
- pervasion14
- poverties14
- vaporises14
- proteinases13
- septenaries13
- invertases13
- sovranties13
- overpass13
- overpast13
- overspin13
- overstep13
- overtips13
- parvises13
- passover13
- pavisers13
- perviest13
- prevents13
- previses13
- privates13
- sorptive13
- sportive13
- vaporise13
- interposes12
- patronises12
- personates12
- pistareens12
- proteinase12
- sparteines12
- assentive12
- assertive12
- aversions12
- enervates12
- eversions12
- invertase12
- investors12
- ostensive12
- overeaten12
- overtness12
- reinvests12
- renovates12
- resentive12
- savoriest12
- seventies12
- sirventes12
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