Is PERCEPTIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERCEPTIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERCEPTIVENESS mean?
- noun
a feeling of understanding
- noun
delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
“arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success”
- noun
perception of that which is obscure
- noun
the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
14
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 23 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 PERCEPTIVENESS
PERCEPTIVENESS 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 PERCEPTIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perspectives21
- receptiveness20
- perspective20
- perceptive19
- preceptive19
- respective17
- perceives16
- receptive16
- persistence15
- vespertine15
- perceive15
- creepiness14
- epicenters14
- epicentres14
- reinspects14
- recessive14
- secretive14
- virescent14
- percepts14
- precepts14
- precipes14
- creepiest13
- crepiness13
- epicenter13
- epicentre13
- precisest13
- prentices13
- prescient13
- presences13
- pretences13
- princesse13
- reinspect13
- tricepses13
- erective13
- evictees13
- perviest13
- prevents13
- previses13
- receives13
- scrieves13
- services13
- vertices13
- victress13
- peptics13
- percept13
- precept13
- precipe13
- precips13
- presentees12
- reinvests12
- resentive12
- seventies12
- sirventes12
- creepies12
- crepiest12
- crispens12
- crispest12
- epicenes12
- inspects12
- pectines12
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