Is CAPTIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPTIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPTIVES mean?
Captives is a form of CAPTIVE.
- noun
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- noun
an animal that is confined
- adjective
being in captivity
- noun
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 CAPTIVES
CAPTIVES 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 CAPTIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- captive14
- actives12
- spaviet12
- aseptic11
- paciest11
- spicate11
- active11
- cavies11
- civets11
- evicts11
- pavise11
- spavie11
- vesica11
- apices10
- aspect10
- epacts10
- septic10
- spicae10
- caves10
- cavie10
- civet10
- evict10
- paves10
- pavis10
- vapes10
- vatic10
- vices10
- stevia9
- aspic9
- capes9
- epact9
- epics9
- paces9
- pacts9
- picas9
- scape9
- sepic9
- space9
- spect9
- spica9
- spice9
- cave9
- pave9
- spiv9
- vacs9
- vape9
- vice9
- pastie8
- petsai8
- pietas8
- stave8
- vesta8
- vista8
- vitae8
- cape8
- caps8
- ceps8
- epic8
- pace8
- pacs8
Study CAPTIVES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
