Is DEPRESSIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPRESSIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPRESSIVES mean?
Depressives is a form of DEPRESSIVE.
- noun
someone suffering psychological depression
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (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 DEPRESSIVES
DEPRESSIVES 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 DEPRESSIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- depressive16
- deprives14
- prevised14
- disserves13
- dissevers13
- previses13
- deprive13
- predive13
- vespids13
- depresses12
- despisers12
- disperses12
- deserves12
- devisees12
- devisers12
- disserve12
- dissever12
- previse12
- vespers12
- peeved12
- vespid12
- despiser11
- despises11
- disperse11
- presides11
- severies11
- speeders11
- speedier11
- derives11
- deserve11
- devisee11
- deviser11
- devises11
- diverse11
- revised11
- severed11
- peeves11
- vesper11
- vipers11
- depress10
- despise10
- preside10
- pressed10
- prissed10
- revises10
- speeder10
- speered10
- speired10
- spiders10
- spiered10
- veeries10
- derive10
- devise10
- divers10
- drives10
- reeved10
- reived10
- served10
- sieved10
- veered10
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