REPETITIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. REPETITIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REPETITIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPETITIVE is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPETITIVE
No single letter turns REPETITIVE into another word.
How REPETITIVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in REPETITIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REPETITIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REPETITIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done or said over and over, often to the point of dullness.
Repetitive carries a mild complaint: the sameness has stopped being useful. A repetitive chore wears you out, while a repetitive essay loses its reader. In health writing it also names strain caused by doing one movement again and again.
How REPETITIVE is used
Repetitive is applied to tasks, speech, music, and movements, usually with a slightly negative tone.
- The assembly line work was repetitive and left his wrists sore.
- Her essay grew repetitive after the second page.
- Doctors warned about repetitive strain from hours at the keyboard.
- The song has a repetitive chorus that sticks in the head.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REPETITIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REPETITIVE
3 longer words begin with REPETITIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in REPETITIVE
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Common questions about REPETITIVE
- Is REPETITIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPETITIVE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPETITIVE worth?
- REPETITIVE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REPETITIVE mean?
- Done or said over and over, often to the point of dullness.
- What letters can be added to REPETITIVE?
- No single letter can be added to REPETITIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of REPETITIVE:
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