DESIGNATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DESIGNATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1i1v4e1
PlayableDESIGNATIVE · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESIGNATIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.91%
Our own measure of how useful DESIGNATIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESIGNATIVE
No single letter turns DESIGNATIVE into another word.
How DESIGNATIVE scores
Scrabble d2e1s1i1g2n1a1t1i1v4e1 16
Words with Friends d2e1s1i1g3n2a1t1i1v5e1 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESIGNATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESIGNATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESIGNATIVE
devesting14 deviating14 digestive14 divesting14 envisaged14 negatived14 agentives13 genitives13 ingestive13 negatives13 naiveties12 designate11 advising13 devising13 vendages13 vintaged13 agentive12 deviants12 deviates12 divinest12 envisage12 evidents12 genitive12 ideative12 invested12 negative12 sedative12 steeving12 vanitied12 ventages12 ventiges12 vestigia12 vintages12 vistaing12 invitees11 naivetes11 vanities11 veiniest11 agenised10 dietings10
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Common questions about DESIGNATIVE
- Is DESIGNATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESIGNATIVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESIGNATIVE worth?
- DESIGNATIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESIGNATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to DESIGNATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESIGNATIVE:
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