Is ADHESIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADHESIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADHESIVES mean?
Adhesives is a form of ADHESIVE.
- noun
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
- adjective
tending to adhere
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ADHESIVES
ADHESIVES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ADHESIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adhesive15
- sheaved14
- heavies13
- shavies13
- sheaves13
- heaved13
- shaved13
- shived13
- advisees12
- heaves12
- heveas12
- shaves12
- shavie12
- sheave12
- shivas12
- shives12
- hived12
- advisee11
- advises11
- deashes11
- devises11
- dissave11
- haves11
- heave11
- hevea11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- shivs11
- advise10
- dashes10
- dashis10
- davies10
- deaves10
- deshis10
- devise10
- dishes10
- evades10
- hissed10
- sadhes10
- sashed10
- shades10
- sieved10
- visaed10
- viseed10
- have10
- hive10
- shiv10
- sieves9
- ashed9
- dashi9
- deash9
- deave9
- deshi9
- devas9
- devis9
- divas9
- dives9
- eaved9
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