ARTICULATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ARTICULATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTICULATIVE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTICULATIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTICULATIVE
No single letter turns ARTICULATIVE into another word.
How ARTICULATIVE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ARTICULATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTICULATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARTICULATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to articulation, especially the forming of speech sounds.
Articulative is a rare technical word for anything involved in shaping speech or joining parts. It overlaps with articulatory, which is the more usual term in phonetics.
How ARTICULATIVE is used
Seen in linguistics and speech therapy writing, but uncommon.
- The study examined articulative control in young children.
- An articulative error changed the sound of the word.
- Speech exercises targeted the articulative muscles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTICULATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTICULATIVE
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Common questions about ARTICULATIVE
- Is ARTICULATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTICULATIVE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTICULATIVE worth?
- ARTICULATIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTICULATIVE mean?
- Relating to articulation, especially the forming of speech sounds.
- What letters can be added to ARTICULATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to ARTICULATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ARTICULATIVE:
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