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Is PERVERSENESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PERVERSENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PERVERSENESS mean?

  1. noun

    deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

  2. noun

    deliberately deviating from what is good

    “there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

12

Letters

P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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.

Hooks for PERVERSENESS

PERVERSENESS 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 PERVERSENESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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