Is AFFRICATIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AFFRICATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AFFRICATIVES mean?
Affricatives is a form of AFFRICATIVE.
- noun
a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + F (4) + F (4) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 AFFRICATIVES
AFFRICATIVES 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 AFFRICATIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- affricative22
- affricates18
- fricatives18
- affricate17
- fricative17
- caitiffs16
- traffics16
- aviatrices15
- vicariates15
- affects15
- caitiff15
- fictive15
- traffic15
- artifices14
- aviatrice14
- vicarates14
- vicariate14
- affaires14
- affect14
- viffs14
- artifice13
- avarices13
- caviares13
- cavities13
- fasciate13
- frascati13
- seacraft13
- veristic13
- vicarate13
- affaire13
- affairs13
- fifties13
- iffiest13
- raffias13
- restaff13
- staffer13
- stiffer13
- stiffie13
- taffias13
- taffies13
- tariffs13
- caffs13
- viff13
- actives12
- airvacs12
- avarice12
- aviatic12
- carafes12
- caveats12
- caviare12
- caviars12
- cravats12
- farcies12
- fasciae12
- fiacres12
- vacates12
- varices12
- viatica12
- viscera12
- vitrics12
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