Is VINDICTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VINDICTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VINDICTIVELY mean?
- adverb
in a vindictive, revengeful manner
“he plotted vindictively against his former superiors”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
12
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 24 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 VINDICTIVELY
VINDICTIVELY 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 VINDICTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vindictive19
- declivity18
- vividly17
- civility16
- vicinity16
- civvy16
- divinely15
- divinity15
- lividity15
- vinylic15
- divvy15
- cytidine14
- dicliny13
- incivil12
- levity12
- vivid12
- invited11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- dicey11
- dicty11
- veiny11
- viced11
- vinyl11
- identic10
- incited10
- divine10
- tidily10
- civet10
- civie10
- civil10
- evict10
- icily10
- lytic10
- vinic10
- yince10
- envy10
- levy10
- tivy10
- viny10
- vive10
- citied9
- delict9
- deltic9
- indict9
- invite9
- lenity9
- tinily9
- deity9
- devil9
- dynel9
- ivied9
- lindy9
- lived9
- livid9
- tyned9
- veldt9
- vined9
- yield9
- city9
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