DENOTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DENOTIVE 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 DENOTIVE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENOTIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENOTIVE
No single letter turns DENOTIVE into another word.
How DENOTIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DENOTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENOTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENOTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Serving to indicate or name something directly.
A denotive word points straight at what it names, without hints or feeling attached. Linguists usually prefer the form denotative.
How DENOTIVE is used
Formal, rare variant used in linguistics and philosophy.
- The denotive sense of the word is simply a tree.
- A denotive label names the object plainly.
- Her denotive style avoided any emotional colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENOTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DENOTIVE
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Common questions about DENOTIVE
- Is DENOTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENOTIVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENOTIVE worth?
- DENOTIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENOTIVE mean?
- Serving to indicate or name something directly.
- What letters can be added to DENOTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to DENOTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DENOTIVE:
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