Is SUSPENSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SUSPENSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SUSPENSIVE mean?
- adjective
(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
- adjective
undecided or characterized by indecisiveness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + U (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 15 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 SUSPENSIVE
SUSPENSIVE 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 SUSPENSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pensive12
- vespine12
- suspense10
- venuses10
- spivs10
- veeps10
- penises9
- puisnes9
- pussies9
- speises9
- spenses9
- supines9
- envies9
- nieves9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- venues9
- spiv9
- veep9
- espies8
- peises8
- pisses8
- puisne8
- pusses8
- sepses8
- sepsis8
- snipes8
- speise8
- speiss8
- spense8
- spines8
- supine8
- evens8
- neves8
- nevus8
- nieve8
- seven8
- sieve8
- veins8
- venue8
- venus8
- vines8
- vises8
- senseis7
- sinuses7
- neeps7
- peens7
- peins7
- peise7
- penes7
- penis7
- pines7
- puses7
- seeps7
- sipes7
- snipe7
- snips7
- spies7
- spine7
- spins7
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