DILUTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DILUTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILUTIVE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILUTIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILUTIVE
No single letter turns DILUTIVE into another word.
How DILUTIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILUTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILUTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILUTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Reducing the strength of a mixture, or the value of each existing share in a company.
In finance a dilutive deal is one that spreads profits across more shares, lowering earnings per share. A chemist might use the same word for anything that thins out a solution.
How DILUTIVE is used
Most often seen in business news about share issues and takeovers.
- Analysts warned that the merger would be dilutive for current shareholders.
- A dilutive share issue pushed the price down.
- Adding water had a dilutive effect on the syrup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILUTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DILUTIVE
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Common questions about DILUTIVE
- Is DILUTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILUTIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILUTIVE worth?
- DILUTIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILUTIVE mean?
- Reducing the strength of a mixture, or the value of each existing share in a company.
- What letters can be added to DILUTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to DILUTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILUTIVE:
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