Is CONVULSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONVULSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONVULSIVE mean?
- adjective
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
“convulsive motions”
- adjective
resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
“a convulsive rage”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + V (4) + U (1) + L (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 18 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 CONVULSIVE
CONVULSIVE 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 CONVULSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- involves14
- convulse13
- unvoices13
- involve13
- luvvies13
- covines12
- novices12
- unvoice12
- luvvie12
- evulsion11
- clevis11
- cloven11
- cloves11
- covens11
- covine11
- covins11
- novice11
- voices11
- envious10
- niveous10
- unlives10
- unveils10
- veinous10
- clove10
- coven10
- coves10
- covin10
- vices10
- voces10
- voice10
- vive10
- cineols9
- counsel9
- inclose9
- leucins9
- leucons9
- unclose9
- uncoils9
- envois9
- levins9
- livens9
- novels9
- olives9
- ovines9
- ovules9
- sloven9
- snivel9
- unlive9
- unveil9
- venous9
- vinous9
- voiles9
- cove9
- vice9
- cineol8
- clines8
- clones8
- clonus8
- coleus8
- colies8
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