DATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DATIVE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DATIVE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DATIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dativesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DATIVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does DATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Naming the grammatical case used for the person or thing that receives something or benefits from it.
In Latin, German and Russian the dative case marks the indirect object, as in the phrase give the book to her. English lost its dative endings long ago and now uses word order or the word to instead. As a noun, the dative is the case itself, or a word standing in it.
How DATIVE is used
A grammar term, used of cases, endings and constructions.
- German uses a dative ending after the word mit.
- The dative case marks who receives the gift.
- Students memorised the dative forms of the noun.
- A dative pronoun follows the verb here.
- Old English had a dative plural that has vanished.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DATIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DATIVE
2 longer words begin with DATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DATIVE
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Common questions about DATIVE
- Is DATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DATIVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DATIVE worth?
- DATIVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DATIVE mean?
- Naming the grammatical case used for the person or thing that receives something or benefits from it.
- What letters can be added to DATIVE?
- DATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DATIVE:
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