Is ADVENTIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADVENTIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADVENTIVES mean?
Adventives is a form of ADVENTIVE.
- adjective
not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized
“an adventive weed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 ADVENTIVES
ADVENTIVES 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 ADVENTIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adventive16
- savvied14
- evasive13
- navvies13
- deviants12
- deviates12
- invested12
- sedative12
- vivats12
- naivetes11
- advents11
- advisee11
- datives11
- deveins11
- deviant11
- deviate11
- endives11
- evident11
- invades11
- vistaed11
- vivas11
- vivat11
- naivest10
- naivete10
- natives10
- tensive10
- vainest10
- advent10
- advise10
- dative10
- davens10
- davies10
- davits10
- deaves10
- devein10
- devest10
- devise10
- divans10
- divest10
- endive10
- envied10
- evades10
- evited10
- invade10
- sieved10
- staved10
- veined10
- vented10
- vested10
- viands10
- visaed10
- viseed10
- vavs10
- viva10
- vive10
- andesite9
- envies9
- events9
- evites9
- invest9
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