APPRAISIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. APPRAISIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APPRAISIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPRAISIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPRAISIVE
No single letter turns APPRAISIVE into another word.
How APPRAISIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in APPRAISIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APPRAISIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APPRAISIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Expressing an estimate of the value or quality of something.
An appraisive remark carries a judgement, whether of price or of merit. Appraisive is less common than "evaluative" and tends to turn up in formal or academic prose.
How APPRAISIVE is used
Appraisive is a rare formal word used before nouns like glance, tone or remark.
- He cast an appraisive eye over the antique clock.
- The critic wrote in an appraisive tone.
- Her appraisive comments helped the seller set a price.
- The report gave an appraisive summary of the estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPRAISIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APPRAISIVE
1 longer words begin with APPRAISIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in APPRAISIVE
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Common questions about APPRAISIVE
- Is APPRAISIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPRAISIVE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPRAISIVE worth?
- APPRAISIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPRAISIVE mean?
- Expressing an estimate of the value or quality of something.
- What letters can be added to APPRAISIVE?
- No single letter can be added to APPRAISIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of APPRAISIVE:
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