Is DELUSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELUSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELUSIVE mean?
- adjective
inappropriate to reality or facts
“delusive faith in a wonder drug”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 12 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 DELUSIVE
DELUSIVE 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 DELUSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- divulse11
- evulsed11
- elusive10
- delves10
- devels10
- devils10
- devise10
- levied10
- sieved10
- veiled10
- viseed10
- evulse9
- levies9
- slieve9
- delve9
- devel9
- devil9
- devis9
- dives9
- lived9
- velds9
- vised9
- elves8
- evils8
- levis8
- lieve8
- lives8
- sieve8
- veils8
- vleis8
- devi8
- devs8
- dive8
- veld8
- vide8
- vids8
- vied8
- diesel7
- ediles7
- elides7
- eludes7
- leudes7
- sedile7
- seidel7
- eves7
- evil7
- levs7
- live7
- luvs7
- vees7
- veil7
- vies7
- vile7
- vise7
- vlei7
- dev7
- vid7
- deils6
- deles6
- delis6
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