Is PURPOSIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PURPOSIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 20 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 PurposivenessHooks for PURPOSIVENESS
PURPOSIVENESS 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 PURPOSIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- suppressive18
- perviousness17
- previousness17
- oppressive17
- purposive16
- suppression15
- responsive15
- supervises15
- suspensive15
- superposes14
- superspies14
- overspins14
- supervise14
- overissues13
- oppresses13
- peperonis13
- soppiness13
- superpose13
- supposers13
- overspin13
- oversups13
- pervious13
- previous13
- previses13
- viperous13
- ropinesses12
- eversions12
- overissue12
- souvenirs12
- universes12
- peperoni12
- pepsines12
- preposes12
- propenes12
- propense12
- propines12
- purposes12
- snippers12
- supposer12
- supposes12
- suppress12
- oversup12
- pensive12
- previse12
- prevues12
- vespers12
- vespine12
- espousers11
- isoprenes11
- piousness11
- prosiness11
- pursiness11
- repousses11
- responses11
- soupiness11
- suspenser11
- suspensor11
- eversion11
- inverses11
- overuses11
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