Is UNRESPONSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNRESPONSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNRESPONSIVE mean?
- adjective
not responding to some influence or stimulus
- adjective
aloof or indifferent
“was unresponsive to her passionate advances”
- adjective
not susceptible to suggestion or influence
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 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.
Hooks for UNRESPONSIVE
UNRESPONSIVE 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 UNRESPONSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- responsive15
- overspins14
- supervise14
- overspin13
- oversups13
- pervious13
- previous13
- previses13
- unproven13
- viperous13
- pensioners12
- unripeness12
- eversions12
- inverness12
- nerviness12
- overissue12
- souvenirs12
- universes12
- oversup12
- pensive12
- previse12
- prevues12
- vespers12
- vespine12
- isoprenes11
- pensioner11
- pensiones11
- perniones11
- preunions11
- proneness11
- unpersons11
- environs11
- eversion11
- innerves11
- inverses11
- nervines11
- overuses11
- souvenir11
- universe11
- unnerves11
- venisons11
- versines11
- versions11
- pervos11
- prevue11
- proven11
- proves11
- vesper11
- vipers11
- erepsins10
- espouser10
- isoprene10
- openness10
- pensione10
- pensions10
- penuries10
- pereions10
- pioneers10
- preunion10
- pruinose10
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