SPECULATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SPECULATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPECULATIVE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPECULATIVE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECULATIVE
No single letter turns SPECULATIVE into another word.
How SPECULATIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPECULATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPECULATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPECULATIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Based on guesswork or theory rather than firm knowledge, or involving a risky chance of gain or loss.
A speculative claim goes beyond the evidence, and a speculative investment bets on future price changes. Fiction that imagines alternative worlds is also grouped under speculative fiction. In every use the common idea is a leap beyond what is proven.
How SPECULATIVE is used
Speculative is common in science, finance and literature to flag uncertainty or risk.
- The article was frankly speculative about the cause of the collapse.
- He lost money on a speculative property deal.
- The novel is a work of speculative fiction set on a drowned planet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPECULATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPECULATIVE
2 longer words begin with SPECULATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPECULATIVE
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Common questions about SPECULATIVE
- Is SPECULATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPECULATIVE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPECULATIVE worth?
- SPECULATIVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPECULATIVE mean?
- Based on guesswork or theory rather than firm knowledge, or involving a risky chance of gain or loss.
- What letters can be added to SPECULATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to SPECULATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPECULATIVE:
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