Is DENUNCIATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DENUNCIATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DENUNCIATIVE mean?
- adjective
containing warning of punishment
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (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 DENUNCIATIVE
DENUNCIATIVE 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 DENUNCIATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- educative15
- inductive15
- vindicate15
- incentive14
- cavitied14
- deviance14
- eductive14
- invected14
- vaticide14
- enunciated13
- uninvited13
- enactive13
- inactive13
- evicted13
- evinced13
- vendace13
- viaduct13
- auditive12
- duvetine12
- ideative12
- invented12
- unenvied12
- unveined12
- vanitied12
- uveitic12
- venatic12
- advect12
- advice12
- device12
- enunciate11
- actinide11
- audience11
- ctenidia11
- cuneated11
- decennia11
- enneadic11
- incanted11
- incented11
- incident11
- incudate11
- indecent11
- indicant11
- indicate11
- indictee11
- inductee11
- tendance11
- venetian11
- deviant11
- deviate11
- evident11
- invited11
- vaunted11
- active11
- evince11
- viatic11
- vicuna11
- caved11
- viced11
- uncinate10
- candent10
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