ELECTIVENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. ELECTIVENESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ELECTIVENESS?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ELECTIVENESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ELECTIVENESS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ELECTIVENESS scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in ELECTIVENESS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELECTIVENESS has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ELECTIVENESS

• The letter E appears four times in ELECTIVENESS.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ELECTIVENESS

1 longer words begin with ELECTIVENESS.

Shorter words from the letters in ELECTIVENESS

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Common questions about ELECTIVENESS

Is ELECTIVENESS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELECTIVENESS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ELECTIVENESS worth?

ELECTIVENESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ELECTIVENESS?

ELECTIVENESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.