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Is RESTRICTIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, RESTRICTIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does RESTRICTIVENESS mean?

  1. noun

    a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')

  2. noun

    a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
15

R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (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.

Hooks for RESTRICTIVENESS

RESTRICTIVENESS 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 RESTRICTIVENESS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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