CAPTIVING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CAPTIVING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CAPTIVING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPTIVING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPTIVING
No single letter turns CAPTIVING into another word.
How CAPTIVING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CAPTIVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPTIVING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CAPTIVING mean in Scrabble?
CAPTIVING is the -ing form (present participle) of CAPTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPTIVING
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Common questions about CAPTIVING
- Is CAPTIVING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CAPTIVING is not in it.
- How many points is CAPTIVING worth?
- CAPTIVING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAPTIVING?
- No single letter can be added to CAPTIVING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CAPTIVING:
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