FURTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FURTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FURTIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FURTIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURTIVE
No single letter turns FURTIVE into another word.
How FURTIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FURTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FURTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done quietly and secretly, as if to avoid being noticed.
A furtive glance or movement hints that the person feels guilty or afraid of being caught. The word describes the manner of an action, which makes it a good fit for looks, steps and whispers.
How FURTIVE is used
Furtive often modifies glance, look, movement or meeting.
- He cast a furtive glance at the door.
- The two men held a furtive meeting in the alley.
- She made a furtive attempt to hide the letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FURTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FURTIVE
3 longer words begin with FURTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in FURTIVE
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Common questions about FURTIVE
- Is FURTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FURTIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FURTIVE worth?
- FURTIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FURTIVE mean?
- Done quietly and secretly, as if to avoid being noticed.
- What letters can be added to FURTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to FURTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FURTIVE:
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