ADSORPTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ADSORPTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADSORPTIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADSORPTIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADSORPTIVE
No single letter turns ADSORPTIVE into another word.
How ADSORPTIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ADSORPTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADSORPTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ADSORPTIVE
- All 10 letters of ADSORPTIVE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADSORPTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Able to make molecules of a gas or liquid stick in a thin layer on a solid surface.
Charcoal is a classic adsorptive material because its huge porous surface traps odours and impurities. Do not confuse it with absorptive, where a substance is soaked up through the whole body of a material.
How ADSORPTIVE is used
Used in chemistry and engineering for materials, surfaces or capacities that bind molecules on the outside.
- Activated carbon is highly adsorptive and removes smells from air.
- The adsorptive capacity of the clay dropped as its surface filled up.
- Engineers tested the adsorptive properties of several new filters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADSORPTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ADSORPTIVE
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Common questions about ADSORPTIVE
- Is ADSORPTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADSORPTIVE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADSORPTIVE worth?
- ADSORPTIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADSORPTIVE mean?
- Able to make molecules of a gas or liquid stick in a thin layer on a solid surface.
- What letters can be added to ADSORPTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to ADSORPTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ADSORPTIVE:
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