Is PROHIBITIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROHIBITIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
25
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
15
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + H (4) + I (1) + B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 25 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.
Definition
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See the definition of ProhibitivenessHooks for PROHIBITIVENESS
PROHIBITIVENESS 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 PROHIBITIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prohibitive21
- biospheres17
- beshivers17
- nephritises16
- phrenitises16
- verbosities16
- shiveriest16
- biosphere16
- prohibits16
- shipborne16
- beshiver16
- viperish16
- bovinities15
- inhibiters15
- inhibitors15
- preinvites15
- previsions15
- protensive15
- responsive15
- overthins15
- hipbones15
- potherbs15
- prohibit15
- behoves15
- peevish15
- insobrieties14
- erosivities14
- nervosities14
- revisionist14
- benthoses14
- brevities14
- inhibiter14
- inhibitor14
- inspheres14
- nephrites14
- nephritis14
- nephroses14
- nephrosis14
- overbites14
- overspent14
- overspins14
- oversteps14
- phoresies14
- phrenitis14
- phrensies14
- pithiness14
- positiver14
- positives14
- poverties14
- preinvite14
- prevision14
- previsits14
- privities14
- protheses14
- prothesis14
- spheriest14
- storeship14
- trephines14
- vibrioses14
- vibriosis14
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