Scrabble Word Finder

AFFRICATIVES is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points

Yes. AFFRICATIVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.

a1f4f4r1i1c3a1t1i1v4e1s1
PlayableAFFRICATIVES · 12 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept AFFRICATIVES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.92
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful AFFRICATIVES is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AFFRICATIVES

No single letter turns AFFRICATIVES into another word.

How AFFRICATIVES scores

Scrabble a1f4f4r1i1c3a1t1i1v4e1s1 23
Words with Friends a1f4f4r1i1c4a1t1i1v5e1s1 25

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

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
a29
f22
r16
i29
c12
t16
v12
e112
s14

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

What does AFFRICATIVES mean in Scrabble?

AFFRICATIVES is the plural of AFFRICATIVE.

Full entry for AFFRICATIVE →

Shorter words from the letters in AFFRICATIVES

affricative22 affricates18 fricatives18 aviatrices15 vicariates15 affricate17 farcifies17 fricative17 artifices14 aviatrice14 caviaries14 variscite14 vicarates14 vicariate14 caitiffs16 scaffier16 traffics16 affaires14 activise13 artifice13 avarices13 caitives13 caviares13 caviarie13 cavities13 cravates13 fasciate13 frascati13 seacraft13 veristic13 vicarate13 vicaries13 viciates13 viscaria13 aviaries11 aviarist11 fairiest11 ratifies11 vairiest11 variates11

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Common questions about AFFRICATIVES

Is AFFRICATIVES valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFRICATIVES, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is AFFRICATIVES worth?
AFFRICATIVES is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to AFFRICATIVES?
No single letter can be added to AFFRICATIVES to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of AFFRICATIVES:

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