FRICATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FRICATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableFRICATIVE · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept FRICATIVE?
| 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: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful FRICATIVE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRICATIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fricativesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRICATIVE scores
Scrabble f4r1i1c3a1t1i1v4e1 17
Words with Friends f4r1i1c4a1t1i1v5e1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in FRICATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FRICATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FRICATIVE
1 longer words begin with FRICATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in FRICATIVE
artifice13 factive15 fictive15 caitive12 viciate12 active11 cavier11 farcie11 fiacre11 fracti11 viatic11 vitric11 taiver9 treifa9 trivia9 iatric8 faver11 fiver11 carve10 caver10 cavie10 civet10 civie10 craft10 crave10 evict10 facer10 facet10 facie10 farce10 farci10 fecit10 ficta10 fract10 varec10 vatic10 vicar10 vraic10 afire8 afrit8
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Common questions about FRICATIVE
- Is FRICATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRICATIVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRICATIVE worth?
- FRICATIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FRICATIVE?
- FRICATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FRICATIVE:
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