CREATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CREATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CREATIVE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CREATIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CREATIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
creativesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CREATIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CREATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CREATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CREATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having or showing the ability to make original things or come up with fresh ideas.
Praise for being creative focuses on imagination and invention rather than on technical correctness. The word also names a type of job in advertising and design, where staff are expected to produce ideas.
How CREATIVE is used
Applied to people, work, solutions and industries; it can also be used as a noun for a person in a design or media role.
- She found a creative way to turn old tyres into garden chairs.
- The school encourages creative writing from the first year.
- A creative approach to the budget saved the project.
- He works as a creative at a small advertising agency.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CREATIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CREATIVE
The 8 tiles of CREATIVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CREATIVE
4 longer words begin with CREATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in CREATIVE
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Common questions about CREATIVE
- Is CREATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREATIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CREATIVE worth?
- CREATIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CREATIVE mean?
- Having or showing the ability to make original things or come up with fresh ideas.
- What letters can be added to CREATIVE?
- CREATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CREATIVE:
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