Is PRIMITIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRIMITIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRIMITIVELY mean?
- adverb
with reference to the origin or beginning
- adverb
in a primitive style or manner
“rather primitively operated foundries”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 21 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 PRIMITIVELY
PRIMITIVELY 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 PRIMITIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- primitive16
- privily15
- privity15
- virility14
- emptily14
- impiety14
- primely14
- primly13
- pervy13
- privy13
- prelimit12
- levity12
- livery12
- livyer12
- verily12
- verity12
- empty12
- imply12
- imperil11
- myrtle11
- peltry11
- pertly11
- privet11
- pyrite11
- ripely11
- termly11
- timely11
- trimly11
- triply11
- typier11
- rilievi10
- limper10
- limpet10
- permit10
- prelim10
- rimple10
- limey10
- melty10
- milty10
- piety10
- plyer10
- reply10
- viper10
- levy10
- tivy10
- very10
- limiter9
- miltier9
- livier9
- virile9
- impel9
- prime9
- primi9
- tempi9
- elmy9
- limy9
- miry9
- mity9
- perv9
- pily9
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