AVERSIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AVERSIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVERSIVE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVERSIVE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVERSIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aversivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVERSIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AVERSIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVERSIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AVERSIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Causing strong dislike and tending to make a person or animal turn away.
Psychologists call an unpleasant stimulus aversive when it is used to discourage a behaviour. The term describes the effect on the subject, not how harsh the thing looks to others.
How AVERSIVE is used
Typical in psychology and behaviour training, as in aversive conditioning or an aversive stimulus.
- The bitter coating is mildly aversive to chewing pets.
- Researchers tested an aversive sound on the rats.
- Aversive methods in training are widely debated.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVERSIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVERSIVE
4 longer words begin with AVERSIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in AVERSIVE
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Common questions about AVERSIVE
- Is AVERSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVERSIVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVERSIVE worth?
- AVERSIVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVERSIVE mean?
- Causing strong dislike and tending to make a person or animal turn away.
- What letters can be added to AVERSIVE?
- AVERSIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AVERSIVE:
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