Is SENSITIVENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SENSITIVENESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SENSITIVENESS mean?
- noun
sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- noun
(physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
“sensitivity to pain”
- noun
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
“a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity”
- noun
the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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 SENSITIVENESS
SENSITIVENESS 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 SENSITIVENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intensives13
- sensitives13
- intensive12
- sensitive12
- seventies12
- evenness11
- invitees11
- veiniest11
- vitesses11
- sensitises10
- tininesses10
- evenest10
- invents10
- invests10
- invitee10
- invites10
- steeves10
- tensive10
- venenes10
- venines10
- vestees10
- viniest10
- vitesse10
- einsteins9
- sensitise9
- tenseness9
- envies9
- events9
- evites9
- invent9
- invest9
- invite9
- nieves9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- steeve9
- venene9
- venine9
- venins9
- vestee9
- visits9
- eensiest8
- einstein8
- nineties8
- sestines8
- sienites8
- sissiest8
- tennises8
- tininess8
- evens8
- event8
- evite8
- ivies8
- neves8
- nieve8
- seven8
- sieve8
- veins8
- venin8
- vents8
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