Is OPPRESSIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPPRESSIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPPRESSIVENESS mean?
- noun
a feeling of being oppressed
- noun
unwelcome burdensome difficulty
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 21 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 OPPRESSIVENESS
OPPRESSIVENESS 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 OPPRESSIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oppressive17
- soppinesses15
- possessive15
- responsive15
- erosiveness14
- prepossess14
- overspins14
- prosinesses13
- oppresses13
- peperonis13
- soppiness13
- overspin13
- previses13
- ripenesses12
- ropinesses12
- eversions12
- peperoni12
- pepsines12
- prepense12
- preposes12
- propenes12
- propense12
- propines12
- snippers12
- pensive12
- previse12
- vespers12
- vespine12
- espressos11
- isoprenes11
- prosiness11
- repossess11
- responses11
- eversion11
- inverses11
- overseen11
- oversees11
- severies11
- veneries11
- versines11
- versions11
- epopees11
- nippers11
- oppress11
- peepers11
- pepinos11
- pepsine11
- pepsins11
- popsies11
- prepose11
- propene11
- propine11
- sippers11
- snipper11
- soppier11
- peeves11
- pervos11
- proven11
- proves11
- vesper11
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