MOTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MOTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTIVE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTIVE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTIVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MOTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does MOTIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A reason that makes a person act in a particular way, or a recurring theme or pattern in art or music.
In everyday use a motive is the hidden or open cause behind a deed, which is why detectives and lawyers ask who had a motive. The same word names a repeated design or musical phrase that runs through a larger work. It comes from the Latin verb for moving, and the sense of something that sets a person in motion is still close to the surface. As an adjective it describes force that causes movement, as in motive power.
How MOTIVE is used
Common in legal, crime and everyday talk; the artistic sense is also written motif.
- Police could find no motive for the burglary.
- Greed was his only motive, and he made no secret of it.
- A rising motive returns in each movement of the symphony.
- The wallpaper repeated a leaf motive across the whole room.
- Steam was the motive force behind early railways.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTIVE
5 longer words begin with MOTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTIVE
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Common questions about MOTIVE
- Is MOTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTIVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTIVE worth?
- MOTIVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTIVE mean?
- A reason that makes a person act in a particular way, or a recurring theme or pattern in art or music.
- What letters can be added to MOTIVE?
- MOTIVE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MOTIVE:
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