DEVERBATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. DEVERBATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEVERBATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEVERBATIVE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVERBATIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deverbativesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEVERBATIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEVERBATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEVERBATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEVERBATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a word, especially a noun, that is formed from a verb.
Linguists call a word deverbative when you can trace it back to a verb, as driver comes from drive and development from develop. The term also works as a noun for such a derived word.
How DEVERBATIVE is used
A technical term used in grammar and word-formation studies.
- The suffix -er makes a deverbative noun in the word teacher.
- The grammar book has a chapter on deverbative nouns.
- Is arrival a deverbative form of arrive?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEVERBATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEVERBATIVE
1 longer words begin with DEVERBATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEVERBATIVE
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Common questions about DEVERBATIVE
- Is DEVERBATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVERBATIVE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVERBATIVE worth?
- DEVERBATIVE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEVERBATIVE mean?
- Describing a word, especially a noun, that is formed from a verb.
- What letters can be added to DEVERBATIVE?
- DEVERBATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEVERBATIVE:
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