FESTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FESTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FESTIVE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FESTIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FESTIVE
No single letter turns FESTIVE into another word.
How FESTIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FESTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does FESTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Cheerful and suited to a celebration, especially a holiday such as Christmas.
Festive often points to the mood and decoration around a holiday: lights, music, food and good cheer. In Britain the festive season means the days around Christmas and the new year.
How FESTIVE is used
Frequent in phrases like festive season, festive mood and festive lights.
- The town square looked festive with strings of coloured lights.
- We wore our brightest clothes to match the festive mood.
- A festive meal was laid out on the long table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FESTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FESTIVE
3 longer words begin with FESTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in FESTIVE
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Common questions about FESTIVE
- Is FESTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FESTIVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FESTIVE worth?
- FESTIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FESTIVE mean?
- Cheerful and suited to a celebration, especially a holiday such as Christmas.
- What letters can be added to FESTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to FESTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FESTIVE:
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