LIGATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LIGATIVE 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 LIGATIVE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIGATIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGATIVE
No single letter turns LIGATIVE into another word.
How LIGATIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIGATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIGATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Serving to bind or tie, as a ligature does.
A ligative band or cord holds parts together, and surgeons used the word for tying a vessel. The noun sense names the act of such tying. It is a rare, mostly medical term.
How LIGATIVE is used
Used rarely, in surgery or in descriptions of binding.
- The surgeon applied a ligative thread to the artery.
- A ligative cord held the splint in place.
- The text describes a ligative tissue between the two bones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIGATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGATIVE
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Common questions about LIGATIVE
- Is LIGATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIGATIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIGATIVE worth?
- LIGATIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIGATIVE mean?
- Serving to bind or tie, as a ligature does.
- What letters can be added to LIGATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to LIGATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIGATIVE:
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