Is DELIBERATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELIBERATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELIBERATIVE mean?
- adjective
involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
“a deliberative body”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + B (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (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 DELIBERATIVE
DELIBERATIVE 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 DELIBERATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- derivable15
- driveable15
- avertible14
- veritable14
- vibratile14
- beavered14
- bedrivel14
- believed14
- bereaved14
- breveted14
- deverbal14
- drivable14
- evadible14
- vibrated14
- deliberate13
- believer13
- evitable13
- vitiable13
- bedevil13
- beveled13
- diablerie12
- liberated12
- derivate12
- dilative12
- elevated12
- ideative12
- laveered12
- liveried12
- relieved12
- revealed12
- traveled12
- believe12
- bereave12
- beveler12
- verbile12
- vibrate12
- adverb12
- braved12
- verbed12
- verbid12
- diatribe11
- editable11
- levirate11
- librated11
- rebaited11
- relative11
- rideable11
- trilbied11
- averted11
- deleave11
- deliver11
- deviate11
- everted11
- levered11
- livered11
- raveled11
- relived11
- reveled11
- reviled11
- rivaled11
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