SUASIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SUASIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUASIVE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUASIVE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUASIVE
No single letter turns SUASIVE into another word.
How SUASIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUASIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does SUASIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Having the power to persuade or tending to convince.
Suasive is a rare, bookish cousin of persuasive that stresses the pull of an argument. Linguists also use it for verbs like insist that govern a subjunctive clause.
How SUASIVE is used
Rare in speech; seen in formal writing and grammar.
- The speaker had a calm and suasive manner.
- Her suasive tone brought the committee round.
- Insist is a suasive verb in many grammars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUASIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUASIVE
3 longer words begin with SUASIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUASIVE
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Common questions about SUASIVE
- Is SUASIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUASIVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUASIVE worth?
- SUASIVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUASIVE mean?
- Having the power to persuade or tending to convince.
- What letters can be added to SUASIVE?
- No single letter can be added to SUASIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUASIVE:
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