SPORTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPORTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORTIVE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORTIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORTIVE
No single letter turns SPORTIVE into another word.
How SPORTIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPORTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPORTIVE
- All 8 letters of SPORTIVE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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 SPORTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Playful and light-hearted, or relating to sport.
In literature a sportive kitten or breeze is one that frolics for its own sake. As a noun, a sportive is a cycling event in which many riders follow a marked route.
How SPORTIVE is used
Used of playful behaviour, and in British English for a mass cycling event.
- The sportive puppy chased the leaves around the yard.
- She entered a sportive in the hills last spring.
- A sportive wind tugged at the washing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPORTIVE
The 8 tiles of SPORTIVE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPORTIVE
3 longer words begin with SPORTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORTIVE
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Common questions about SPORTIVE
- Is SPORTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORTIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORTIVE worth?
- SPORTIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORTIVE mean?
- Playful and light-hearted, or relating to sport.
- What letters can be added to SPORTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to SPORTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPORTIVE:
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