DILATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DILATIVE 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 DILATIVE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILATIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATIVE
No single letter turns DILATIVE into another word.
How DILATIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Inclined to widen or expand something.
Dilative describes a thing that makes an opening or space grow larger. It is a technical word, found mostly in medicine and physical description rather than everyday talk.
How DILATIVE is used
Technical and uncommon; a near neighbour of the more familiar dilating.
- The drug has a dilative effect on the small blood vessels.
- A dilative force inside the tube stretched the wall outward.
- Surgeons noted the dilative tendency of the weakened artery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATIVE
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Common questions about DILATIVE
- Is DILATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATIVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATIVE worth?
- DILATIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATIVE mean?
- Inclined to widen or expand something.
- What letters can be added to DILATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to DILATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILATIVE:
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