PENSIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PENSIVE 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 PENSIVE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENSIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENSIVE
No single letter turns PENSIVE into another word.
How PENSIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PENSIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does PENSIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Deep in thought, often in a quiet or slightly sad way.
A pensive person is not merely thinking but looks lost in a reflective mood. The word is gentler than gloomy and more serious than dreamy. Writers like it for describing faces, evenings and music.
How PENSIVE is used
Pensive is common in literary description of people and moods.
- She sat by the window, pensive and silent.
- The old man gave a pensive smile at the photograph.
- A pensive mood settled over the room after the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENSIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PENSIVE
The 7 tiles of PENSIVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PENSIVE
3 longer words begin with PENSIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENSIVE
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Common questions about PENSIVE
- Is PENSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENSIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENSIVE worth?
- PENSIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENSIVE mean?
- Deep in thought, often in a quiet or slightly sad way.
- What letters can be added to PENSIVE?
- No single letter can be added to PENSIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PENSIVE:
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