Is RESISTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESISTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of ResistivelyHooks for RESISTIVELY
RESISTIVELY 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 RESISTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- restively15
- servility15
- liveyers14
- severity14
- sylvites14
- silveriest13
- liveyer13
- livyers13
- silvery13
- sylvite13
- resistive12
- levity12
- livery12
- livyer12
- severy12
- verily12
- verity12
- vestry12
- levities11
- listserv11
- liveries11
- restyles11
- revisits11
- sieverts11
- sisterly11
- styliser11
- verities11
- vestries11
- visiters11
- every11
- veery11
- evilest10
- leviers10
- lievest10
- liviers10
- lyrists10
- relives10
- restive10
- restyle10
- revests10
- reviles10
- revises10
- revisit10
- servile10
- sievert10
- silvers10
- slieves10
- slivers10
- stivers10
- strives10
- stylers10
- stylise10
- svelter10
- tersely10
- veilers10
- velites10
- veriest10
- verists10
- verites10
- versets10
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