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Is PENSIVE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PENSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PENSIVE mean?

  1. adjective

    deeply or seriously thoughtful

    “Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the `Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”

  2. adjective

    showing pensive sadness

    “the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7

P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 12 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 PENSIVE

PENSIVE 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.

Anagrams of PENSIVE

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from PENSIVE

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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