VOCATIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VOCATIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOCATIVE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOCATIVE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOCATIVE
Front hooks — 1
evocativeBack hooks — 1
vocativesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOCATIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VOCATIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOCATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VOCATIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The grammatical case used when directly addressing a person or thing.
Latin, Greek and many Slavic languages mark the vocative with a special ending. English has no such ending, so addressing someone simply uses the name, often after a comma. Students meet the term in grammar lessons on case.
How VOCATIVE is used
Used in grammar when describing how nouns change form.
- In Latin, the vocative of Marcus is Marce.
- Ukrainian still uses a distinct vocative for names.
- The teacher explained the vocative with examples.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOCATIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOCATIVE
2 longer words begin with VOCATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in VOCATIVE
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Common questions about VOCATIVE
- Is VOCATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOCATIVE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOCATIVE worth?
- VOCATIVE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOCATIVE mean?
- The grammatical case used when directly addressing a person or thing.
- What letters can be added to VOCATIVE?
- VOCATIVE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VOCATIVE:
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