Is DETRACTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETRACTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETRACTIVE mean?
- adjective
causing to decrease in importance or value
“detractive influences on the volume of investment”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 16 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 DETRACTIVE
DETRACTIVE 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 DETRACTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- creative13
- reactive13
- tractive13
- evicted13
- verdict13
- redictate12
- derivate12
- rivetted12
- cavetti12
- advect12
- advice12
- carved12
- cervid12
- craved12
- device12
- citrated11
- tetracid11
- tetradic11
- averted11
- deviate11
- riveted11
- tardive11
- vidette11
- active11
- caved11
- viced11
- catered10
- cerated10
- created10
- deciare10
- detract10
- dictate10
- reacted10
- recited10
- tierced10
- advert10
- dative10
- derive10
- divert10
- evader10
- evited10
- reaved10
- reived10
- varied10
- vatted10
- vetted10
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- civet10
- crave10
- evict10
- varec10
- vatic10
- vicar10
- iterated9
- atretic9
- cattier9
- citrate9
- caried9
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