Is CAUSATIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAUSATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAUSATIVES mean?
Causatives is a form of CAUSATIVE.
- adjective
producing an effect
“poverty as a causative factor in crime”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + A (1) + 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 CAUSATIVES
CAUSATIVES 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 CAUSATIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- causative14
- actives12
- caveats12
- vacates12
- vesicas12
- active11
- atavic11
- caveat11
- cavies11
- civets11
- evicts11
- vacate11
- vesica11
- viscus11
- sauciest10
- suitcase10
- aviates10
- savates10
- stevias10
- suasive10
- suavest10
- tussive10
- cavas10
- caves10
- cavie10
- civet10
- evict10
- vacua10
- vatic10
- vices10
- ascites9
- caestus9
- casitas9
- casuist9
- cueists9
- cuestas9
- cutises9
- ectasis9
- ictuses9
- aviate9
- savate9
- staves9
- stevia9
- vestas9
- vistas9
- cava9
- cave9
- vacs9
- vice9
- acuate8
- acutes8
- casita8
- cassia8
- castes8
- causes8
- cestas8
- cestus8
- cistus8
- cueist8
- cuesta8
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