Is PRIVATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRIVATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRIVATIONS mean?
Privations is a form of PRIVATION.
- noun
a state of extreme poverty
- noun
act of depriving someone of food or money or rights
“nutritional privation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 15 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 PRIVATIONS
PRIVATIONS 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 PRIVATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- privation14
- paviors12
- ovaritis11
- vitrains11
- parvis11
- parvos11
- pavins11
- pavior11
- pivots11
- spavin11
- vapors11
- atropins10
- travois10
- viators10
- virions10
- visitor10
- vitrain10
- parvo10
- pavin10
- pavis10
- pivot10
- vapor10
- airpost9
- aspirin9
- atropin9
- partons9
- patrons9
- pianist9
- rapinis9
- sinopia9
- soprani9
- spirant9
- tarpons9
- tropins9
- avions9
- invars9
- ravins9
- savior9
- sovran9
- trivia9
- viator9
- virion9
- vision9
- spiv9
- aprons8
- orpins8
- paints8
- pantos8
- parson8
- parton8
- pastor8
- patins8
- patios8
- patois8
- patron8
- pianos8
- pinots8
- pintas8
- pintos8
- piston8
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