RESTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RESTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESTIVE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESTIVE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESTIVE
No single letter turns RESTIVE into another word.
How RESTIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RESTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What stands out about RESTIVE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RESTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unable to stay still or accept control, and showing impatience or dissatisfaction.
Restive is often mistaken for restful, but it means nearly the opposite: fidgety, hard to manage and ready to rebel. Horses that refuse to be led are restive, and so is a bored class or an angry crowd. The word suggests pressure building under a surface.
How RESTIVE is used
Restive describes people, animals or groups that are restless under restraint, and it is common in news writing.
- The restive crowd began to shout when the speaker arrived late.
- A restive horse tossed its head and stamped.
- Workers grew restive as the wage talks dragged on.
- The children became restive during the long ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESTIVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESTIVE
The 7 tiles of RESTIVE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with RESTIVE
3 longer words begin with RESTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESTIVE
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Common questions about RESTIVE
- Is RESTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESTIVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESTIVE worth?
- RESTIVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESTIVE mean?
- Unable to stay still or accept control, and showing impatience or dissatisfaction.
- What letters can be added to RESTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to RESTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RESTIVE:
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