Is PASSIVENESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PASSIVENESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PASSIVENESSES mean?
Passivenesses is a form of PASSIVENESS.
- noun
submission to others or to outside influences
- noun
the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (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.
Hooks for PASSIVENESSES
PASSIVENESSES 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 PASSIVENESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- passiveness16
- passives13
- pavisses13
- passive12
- pavises12
- pavisse12
- peavies12
- pensive12
- spavies12
- spavins12
- vespine12
- vinasses11
- pavins11
- pavise11
- peeves11
- spavie11
- spavin11
- easinesses10
- speisses10
- avenses10
- savines10
- vinasse10
- paves10
- pavin10
- pavis10
- peeve10
- spivs10
- vapes10
- veeps10
- sassiness9
- asepses9
- asepsis9
- aspises9
- pansies9
- penises9
- pensees9
- sapiens9
- speises9
- spenses9
- envies9
- naives9
- navies9
- nieves9
- savine9
- savins9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- veenas9
- pave9
- spiv9
- vape9
- veep9
- assesses8
- easiness8
- aspens8
- espies8
- passee8
- passes8
- peasen8
- peases8
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