Is ATTRIBUTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ATTRIBUTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ATTRIBUTIVE mean?
- adjective
of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify
“`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + T (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (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 ATTRIBUTIVE
Single letters that turn ATTRIBUTIVE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ATTRIBUTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- attritive12
- vibrate12
- attribute11
- titivate11
- vitiate10
- vittate10
- brave10
- bravi10
- abutter9
- battier9
- biretta9
- bitrate9
- bittier9
- tribute9
- trivet9
- trivia9
- virtue9
- vittae9
- verb9
- vibe9
- arbute8
- baiter8
- barite8
- batter8
- battue8
- bitter8
- butter8
- rebait8
- rubati8
- terbia8
- tibiae8
- titbit8
- tubate8
- turbit8
- aiver8
- avert8
- rivet8
- trave8
- vertu8
- virtu8
- vitae8
- vitta8
- attrite7
- tattier7
- titrate7
- battu7
- beaut7
- betta7
- biter7
- britt7
- bruit7
- brute7
- buret7
- butte7
- rebut7
- taber7
- tibia7
- tribe7
- tubae7
- tuber7
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