Is POSITIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSITIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSITIVELY mean?
- adverb
extremely
“it was positively monumental”
- adverb
so as to be positive; in a positive manner
“she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 POSITIVELY
POSITIVELY 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 POSITIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pilosity13
- positive13
- pyelitis13
- sylvite13
- isotype12
- peyotls12
- piosity12
- plosive12
- tipsily12
- levity12
- loveys12
- pelvis11
- peyotl11
- pivots11
- ployes11
- polity11
- tepoys11
- lovey11
- pisolite10
- polities10
- loviest10
- violets10
- violist10
- pesty10
- piety10
- pivot10
- ploye10
- ploys10
- poesy10
- polys10
- posey10
- potsy10
- sepoy10
- slype10
- tepoy10
- tipsy10
- types10
- typos10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- levy10
- tivy10
- piolets9
- pistole9
- spilite9
- livest9
- olives9
- soviet9
- vilest9
- violet9
- voiles9
- voltes9
- espy9
- pily9
- pity9
- ploy9
- poly9
- posy9
- pyes9
- spiv9
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