VOLUNTATIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. VOLUNTATIVES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept VOLUNTATIVES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOLUNTATIVES is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOLUNTATIVES
No single letter turns VOLUNTATIVES into another word.
How VOLUNTATIVES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in VOLUNTATIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOLUNTATIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VOLUNTATIVES
- VOLUNTATIVES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VOLUNTATIVES mean in Scrabble?
VOLUNTATIVES is the plural of VOLUNTATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in VOLUNTATIVES
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Common questions about VOLUNTATIVES
- Is VOLUNTATIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VOLUNTATIVES is not in it.
- How many points is VOLUNTATIVES worth?
- VOLUNTATIVES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to VOLUNTATIVES?
- No single letter can be added to VOLUNTATIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of VOLUNTATIVES:
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