Is POSITIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSITIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSITIVENESS mean?
- noun
the character of the positive electric pole
- noun
a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
- noun
the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
- noun
an amount greater than zero
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + 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 POSITIVENESS
POSITIVENESS 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 POSITIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- positives14
- sensitives13
- venosities13
- positive13
- ostensive12
- sensitive12
- pensive12
- vespine12
- tipsiness11
- invitees11
- veiniest11
- vitesses11
- pivots11
- isospins10
- pentoses10
- pissiest10
- poetises10
- posteens10
- spiniest10
- stepsons10
- invests10
- invitee10
- invites10
- soviets10
- tensive10
- viniest10
- visions10
- vitesse10
- pivot10
- spivs10
- veeps10
- essonites9
- sensitise9
- insteps9
- isospin9
- openest9
- penises9
- pentose9
- peonies9
- pieties9
- piniest9
- pinites9
- pintoes9
- pistons9
- poesies9
- poetess9
- poetise9
- pointes9
- posiest9
- possets9
- posteen9
- posties9
- postins9
- poteens9
- potsies9
- sinopie9
- sopites9
- speises9
- spenses9
- spinets9
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