PRESUMPTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PRESUMPTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESUMPTIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESUMPTIVE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESUMPTIVE
No single letter turns PRESUMPTIVE into another word.
How PRESUMPTIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PRESUMPTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRESUMPTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRESUMPTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Accepted as true or likely because of the evidence available, though not yet fully proved.
In law a presumptive conclusion stands until someone produces proof against it. In politics, the presumptive nominee is the person expected to win the party's nomination. The word is related to presumption, not to the unrelated adjective presumptuous, although old books sometimes confused the two.
How PRESUMPTIVE is used
Typical phrases are presumptive heir, presumptive nominee and presumptive diagnosis.
- The prince is the presumptive heir to the throne.
- Doctors made a presumptive diagnosis while waiting for the test results.
- After the primaries she became the presumptive nominee of her party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESUMPTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRESUMPTIVE
2 longer words begin with PRESUMPTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESUMPTIVE
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Common questions about PRESUMPTIVE
- Is PRESUMPTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESUMPTIVE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESUMPTIVE worth?
- PRESUMPTIVE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESUMPTIVE mean?
- Accepted as true or likely because of the evidence available, though not yet fully proved.
- What letters can be added to PRESUMPTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to PRESUMPTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PRESUMPTIVE:
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