ACTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ACTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACTIVE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTIVE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACTIVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does ACTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Taking part in action or movement; busy, working, or in operation rather than idle.
An active child never sits still, an active volcano may erupt at any time, and an active account is one that is still in use. In grammar, a verb is in the active voice when its subject performs the action, as in "the dog chased the cat". The word also describes an ingredient that does the real work in a medicine or a cleaning product. Its opposites shift with the meaning: passive, dormant, inactive or idle.
How ACTIVE is used
Very common; often paired with nouns such as member, volcano, ingredient and voice.
- She stays active by cycling to work every day.
- The mountain is still an active volcano.
- Writers are advised to prefer the active voice.
- He has been an active member of the club for years.
- The active ingredient in the cream reduces swelling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACTIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACTIVE
5 longer words begin with ACTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTIVE
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Common questions about ACTIVE
- Is ACTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACTIVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACTIVE worth?
- ACTIVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACTIVE mean?
- Taking part in action or movement; busy, working, or in operation rather than idle.
- What letters can be added to ACTIVE?
- ACTIVE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACTIVE:
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