Is UNSELECTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UNSELECTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UNSELECTIVE mean?
- adjective
not selective or discriminating
“unselective in her reading habits; her choices seemed completely random”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (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 UNSELECTIVE
UNSELECTIVE 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 UNSELECTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cleveites14
- electives14
- selective14
- cleveite13
- elective13
- evictees13
- veinulets12
- evictee12
- evinces12
- vesicle12
- celestine11
- telecines11
- televise11
- veinlets11
- veinules11
- veinulet11
- civets11
- clevis11
- cuvees11
- evicts11
- evince11
- centiles10
- cutlines10
- esculent10
- leucines10
- leucites10
- licensee10
- linecuts10
- telecine10
- tunicles10
- elevens10
- elusive10
- evenest10
- evilest10
- lievest10
- tensive10
- unlives10
- unveils10
- veinlet10
- veinule10
- velites10
- venules10
- civet10
- cuvee10
- evict10
- vices10
- celeste9
- centile9
- clients9
- cutesie9
- cutline9
- entices9
- lectins9
- leucine9
- leucins9
- leucite9
- license9
- licente9
- linctus9
- linecut9
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