Is OSTENSIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSTENSIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (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.
Definition
Looking for what Ostensively means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of OstensivelyHooks for OSTENSIVELY
OSTENSIVELY 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 OSTENSIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- synovites15
- sylvines14
- sylvites14
- venosity14
- novelty13
- seventy13
- sylvine13
- sylvins13
- sylvite13
- novelises12
- novelists12
- novelties12
- ostensive12
- envoys12
- evenly12
- levity12
- loveys12
- sylvin12
- vinyls12
- evilness11
- liveness11
- novelise11
- novelist11
- solvents11
- syenites11
- tylosins11
- veinless11
- veinlets11
- ventless11
- vileness11
- voteless11
- envoy11
- lovey11
- veiny11
- vinyl11
- elevons10
- evilest10
- invests10
- lievest10
- linseys10
- loviest10
- lysines10
- slieves10
- slovens10
- snivels10
- solvent10
- soviets10
- stonily10
- stylise10
- syenite10
- systole10
- tensely10
- tensive10
- tinsely10
- toyless10
- tylosin10
- veinlet10
- velites10
- violent10
- violets10
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