COSTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. COSTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COSTIVE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COSTIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COSTIVE
No single letter turns COSTIVE into another word.
How COSTIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COSTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does COSTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicmedical
Constipated, or slow and reluctant in speech or action.
Costive was once a standard medical term, and writers later used it figuratively for people who are close-lipped or tight with money. It is little used today.
How COSTIVE is used
Old-fashioned; appears in historical medicine and in literary figures of speech.
- The doctor noted that the patient was costive.
- He was costive with praise and never said a kind word.
- A costive reply was all they got.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COSTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COSTIVE
3 longer words begin with COSTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in COSTIVE
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Common questions about COSTIVE
- Is COSTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COSTIVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COSTIVE worth?
- COSTIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COSTIVE mean?
- Constipated, or slow and reluctant in speech or action.
- What letters can be added to COSTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to COSTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COSTIVE:
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