ABLATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ABLATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABLATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABLATIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABLATIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ablativesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABLATIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABLATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABLATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABLATIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A grammatical case, as in Latin, used for the source, means, or place of an action.
Latin students meet the ablative early, because it covers ideas English expresses with from, by, with, or in. The ablative absolute is a famous construction that sets a short clause apart from the main sentence.
How ABLATIVE is used
Used in grammar for Latin and some other languages; can also be an adjective.
- The noun stands in the ablative after the preposition.
- She learned each ablative ending by heart.
- Latin has an ablative, but English has no such case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABLATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABLATIVE
2 longer words begin with ABLATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABLATIVE
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Common questions about ABLATIVE
- Is ABLATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABLATIVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABLATIVE worth?
- ABLATIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABLATIVE mean?
- A grammatical case, as in Latin, used for the source, means, or place of an action.
- What letters can be added to ABLATIVE?
- ABLATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABLATIVE:
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