DELETIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. DELETIVE 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
d2e1l1e1t1i1v4e1
Depends on the listDELETIVE · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DELETIVE?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%7.63%
Our own measure of how useful DELETIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELETIVE
No single letter turns DELETIVE into another word.
How DELETIVE scores
Scrabble d2e1l1e1t1i1v4e1 12
Words with Friends d2e1l2e1t1i1v5e1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in DELETIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELETIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DELETIVE
devilet11 evited10 leveed10 levied10 veiled10 levite9 delete7 deeve9 delve9 devel9 devil9 lived9 veldt9 vilde9 evite8 levee8 lieve8 edile6 elide6 lited6 tilde6 tiled6 elite5 deev8 devi8 dive8 veld8 vide8 vied8 vild8 evet7 evil7 leve7 live7 veil7 vele7 vile7 vite7 vlei7 deet5
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Common questions about DELETIVE
- Is DELETIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DELETIVE is not in it.
- How many points is DELETIVE worth?
- DELETIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DELETIVE?
- No single letter can be added to DELETIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DELETIVE:
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