EMOTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EMOTIVE 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 EMOTIVE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMOTIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMOTIVE
No single letter turns EMOTIVE into another word.
How EMOTIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMOTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What stands out about EMOTIVE
- EMOTIVE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMOTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing strong feeling, or expressing feeling rather than plain facts.
An emotive subject, such as war or child safety, stirs people up before they have weighed the facts. Writers who want to persuade often choose emotive words on purpose, and critics warn that such language can cloud judgment.
How EMOTIVE is used
Often used about language, issues and speeches; not the same as emotional, which describes a person.
- Immigration is a highly emotive issue in the debate.
- The speaker used emotive language to move the crowd.
- Try to avoid emotive words in a news report.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMOTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMOTIVE
3 longer words begin with EMOTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMOTIVE
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Common questions about EMOTIVE
- Is EMOTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMOTIVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMOTIVE worth?
- EMOTIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMOTIVE mean?
- Causing strong feeling, or expressing feeling rather than plain facts.
- What letters can be added to EMOTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to EMOTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMOTIVE:
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