Is CORRECTIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CORRECTIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CORRECTIVES mean?
Correctives is a form of CORRECTIVE.
- noun
a device for treating injury or disease
- adjective
designed to promote discipline
“the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional”
- adjective
tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition
“corrective measures”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (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 CORRECTIVES
CORRECTIVES 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 CORRECTIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- corrective17
- cervices15
- coercive15
- crescive15
- crevices15
- vectorise14
- crevice14
- rectrices13
- coverers13
- coverter13
- coveters13
- evictors13
- orective13
- recovers13
- revoices13
- servicer13
- vertices13
- vortices13
- overtires12
- cicorees12
- coercers12
- coerects12
- corrects12
- cortices12
- corvees12
- corvets12
- costive12
- coverer12
- coverts12
- coveter12
- evictor12
- recover12
- revoice12
- scrieve12
- service12
- vectors12
- victors12
- voicers12
- rectories11
- evertors11
- overstir11
- overtire11
- restrive11
- restrove11
- riveters11
- servitor11
- cerotic11
- ciceros11
- cicoree11
- coercer11
- coerces11
- coerect11
- correct11
- cretics11
- orectic11
- civets11
- corvee11
- corves11
- corvet11
- covers11
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