Is COHESIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COHESIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COHESIVE mean?
- adjective
causing cohesion
“a cohesive agent”
- adjective
cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
“a cohesive organization”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (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 COHESIVE
COHESIVE 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 COHESIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chevies15
- seviche15
- chives14
- chive13
- echoes11
- seiche11
- voices11
- hives11
- shive11
- shove11
- chose10
- coves10
- eches10
- echos10
- oches10
- vices10
- voces10
- voice10
- hive10
- hove10
- shiv10
- chis9
- cosh9
- cove9
- eche9
- echo9
- ichs9
- oche9
- vice9
- hoise8
- sieve8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- och8
- cosie7
- eves7
- hies7
- hoes7
- hose7
- shoe7
- vees7
- vies7
- vise7
- voes7
- cees6
- ecos6
- ices6
- sice6
- eve6
- hes6
- hie6
- his6
- hoe6
- hos6
- ohs6
- sev6
- she6
- sho6
- soh6
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