PROMOTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PROMOTIVE 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 PROMOTIVE?
| 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 PROMOTIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROMOTIVE
No single letter turns PROMOTIVE into another word.
How PROMOTIVE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PROMOTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROMOTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROMOTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalrare
Tending to encourage or help something to grow or succeed.
Promotive is a stiff, rarely used adjective that usually takes a following of, as in promotive of good health. In everyday writing people choose supportive or encouraging, which sound less stuffy.
How PROMOTIVE is used
Rare, found in formal or academic prose.
- The policy was promotive of trade between the two countries.
- A promotive climate helps new businesses to start.
- The report praised the promotive effect of the grants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROMOTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROMOTIVE
2 longer words begin with PROMOTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROMOTIVE
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Common questions about PROMOTIVE
- Is PROMOTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROMOTIVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROMOTIVE worth?
- PROMOTIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROMOTIVE mean?
- Tending to encourage or help something to grow or succeed.
- What letters can be added to PROMOTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to PROMOTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PROMOTIVE:
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