AGENTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AGENTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGENTIVE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGENTIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGENTIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agentivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGENTIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AGENTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AGENTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AGENTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Expressing the person or thing that performs an action, as in grammar.
In grammar, the suffix -er in teacher is agentive, since it marks the doer of teaching. Some languages also have an agentive case. Outside linguistics, the word can describe someone taking an active role.
How AGENTIVE is used
Agentive is mainly a grammar and linguistics term.
- The suffix -or in actor is agentive.
- The agentive case marks who carries out the action.
- She took an agentive stance and changed the plan herself.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGENTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AGENTIVE
The 8 tiles of AGENTIVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AGENTIVE
1 longer words begin with AGENTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in AGENTIVE
Showing 40 of 197. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about AGENTIVE
- Is AGENTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGENTIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGENTIVE worth?
- AGENTIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGENTIVE mean?
- Expressing the person or thing that performs an action, as in grammar.
- What letters can be added to AGENTIVE?
- AGENTIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AGENTIVE:
Open AGENTIVE in the Word Finder