PENETRATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PENETRATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENETRATIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENETRATIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENETRATIVE
No single letter turns PENETRATIVE into another word.
How PENETRATIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENETRATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENETRATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENETRATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to pierce or pass into something, or showing sharp and clear insight.
A penetrative cold gets through thick clothing, and a penetrative mind gets through confusion to the point. The word works both for physical force and for keen understanding.
How PENETRATIVE is used
Used of weather, sounds, glances and thinking.
- A penetrative wind cut across the open moor.
- She asked penetrative questions that exposed the flaw in the plan.
- The critic offered a penetrative analysis of the novel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENETRATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENETRATIVE
2 longer words begin with PENETRATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENETRATIVE
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Common questions about PENETRATIVE
- Is PENETRATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENETRATIVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENETRATIVE worth?
- PENETRATIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENETRATIVE mean?
- Able to pierce or pass into something, or showing sharp and clear insight.
- What letters can be added to PENETRATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to PENETRATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENETRATIVE:
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