Is CONTRIBUTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTRIBUTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTRIBUTIVE mean?
- adjective
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
“working conditions are not conducive to productivity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 19 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 CONTRIBUTIVE
CONTRIBUTIVE 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 CONTRIBUTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vibronic15
- contribute14
- contrive13
- eviction13
- nutritive12
- bornitic12
- bouncier12
- bouvier12
- convert12
- corvine12
- cutover12
- evictor12
- incurve12
- invoice12
- overcut12
- uncover12
- unvoice12
- uveitic12
- vibrion12
- tricotine11
- bicorne11
- biontic11
- bitcoin11
- bouncer11
- brucine11
- brucite11
- bovine11
- corvet11
- covert11
- covine11
- curvet11
- novice11
- obvert11
- vector11
- vibrio11
- victor11
- vitric11
- voicer11
- buttoner10
- contrite10
- cornetti10
- intercut10
- neuritic10
- neurotic10
- rebutton10
- tincture10
- toreutic10
- unbitter10
- unerotic10
- inviter10
- unitive10
- unrivet10
- venturi10
- vitrine10
- bicorn10
- bicron10
- bionic10
- biotic10
- bounce10
- brucin10
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