DESTRUCTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DESTRUCTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1t1r1u1c3t1i1v4e1
PlayableDESTRUCTIVE · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DESTRUCTIVE?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.09%
Our own measure of how useful DESTRUCTIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESTRUCTIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
destructivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESTRUCTIVE scores
Scrabble d2e1s1t1r1u1c3t1i1v4e1 17
Words with Friends d2e1s1t1r1u2c4t1i1v5e1 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESTRUCTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESTRUCTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESTRUCTIVE
3 longer words begin with DESTRUCTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESTRUCTIVE
reductives16 certitudes13 rectitudes13 curvetted15 decursive15 reductive15 seductive15 divesture13 servitude13 vedutiste13 certitude12 decretist12 directest12 rectitude12 scuttered12 trisected12 vestiture12 curveted14 decurves14 descrive14 eductive14 scrieved14 seducive14 serviced14 verdicts14 curviest13 cuvettes13 vertices13 rivetted12 verdites12 vestured12 videttes12 crudiest11 crudites11 cuitered11 curdiest11 curetted11 curtsied11 decuries11 desertic11
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Common questions about DESTRUCTIVE
- Is DESTRUCTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESTRUCTIVE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESTRUCTIVE worth?
- DESTRUCTIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESTRUCTIVE?
- DESTRUCTIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESTRUCTIVE:
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