Is APPELLATIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPELLATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPELLATIVES mean?
Appellatives is a form of APPELLATIVE.
- noun
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- adjective
pertaining to or dealing with or used as a common noun
- adjective
inclined to or serving for the giving of names
“the appellative faculty of children”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 APPELLATIVES
APPELLATIVES 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 APPELLATIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- appellative18
- alleviates13
- appellate13
- papillate13
- alleviate12
- appliest12
- palpates12
- papalist12
- papillae12
- peavies12
- spaviet12
- apetalies11
- palletise11
- palliates11
- aestival11
- elatives11
- evillest11
- leaviest11
- salivate11
- vealiest11
- appalls11
- appeals11
- appease11
- applets11
- applies11
- lappets11
- palpate11
- papilla11
- peepals11
- pepitas11
- stipple11
- tipples11
- pavise11
- pelves11
- pelvis11
- spavie11
- epilates10
- palliate10
- palliest10
- pastille10
- patellae10
- patellas10
- stapelia10
- aviates10
- elative10
- estival10
- evilest10
- lievest10
- vallate10
- velites10
- vielles10
- appall10
- appals10
- appeal10
- appels10
- apples10
- applet10
- lappet10
- palpal10
- peepal10
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