Is CONSUMPTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONSUMPTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONSUMPTIVE mean?
- adjective
tending to consume or use often wastefully
“water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses”
- noun
a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
- adjective
afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis
“a consumptive patient”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + M (3) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 20 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 CONSUMPTIVE
Single letters that turn CONSUMPTIVE 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 CONSUMPTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- muscovite16
- pivotmen15
- vicomtes15
- contusive14
- computes14
- pentomic14
- vicomte14
- pectinous13
- coinvest13
- unvoices13
- viscount13
- coempts13
- compute13
- metopic13
- pumices13
- centimos12
- miscount12
- nepotism12
- pimentos12
- unpoetic12
- costive12
- covines12
- motives12
- novices12
- unvoice12
- vomitus12
- coempt12
- compts12
- pumice12
- centimo11
- centums11
- coniums11
- consume11
- costume11
- emptins11
- entopic11
- impetus11
- impones11
- imputes11
- incepts11
- incomes11
- inspect11
- mesonic11
- mopiest11
- nepotic11
- optimes11
- pectins11
- peonism11
- piceous11
- pimento11
- pinetum11
- poetics11
- postmen11
- pounces11
- spumone11
- spumoni11
- tonemic11
- unicoms11
- uptimes11
- utopism11
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