Is CUMULATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CUMULATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CUMULATIVE mean?
- adjective
increasing by successive addition
“the benefits are cumulative”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + M (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 17 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 CUMULATIVE
CUMULATIVE 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 CUMULATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vacuum13
- cumulate12
- lutecium12
- eluvium12
- victual12
- calumet11
- climate11
- metical11
- active11
- acetum10
- aecium10
- almuce10
- camlet10
- cumuli10
- macule10
- malice10
- metica10
- talcum10
- calve10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civet10
- clave10
- clavi10
- evict10
- mauve10
- mavie10
- vatic10
- velum10
- eluvia9
- uvulae9
- amice9
- camel9
- claim9
- clime9
- macle9
- malic9
- melic9
- mulct9
- umiac9
- cave9
- vice9
- aculei8
- amulet8
- atelic8
- lucite8
- luetic8
- luteum8
- muleta8
- mutual8
- mutuel8
- mutule8
- telium8
- tumuli8
- ultima8
- umlaut8
- alive8
- uveal8
- uvula8
- valet8
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