Is DISTRACTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTRACTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (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.
Definition
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See the definition of DistractiveHooks for DISTRACTIVE
DISTRACTIVE 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 DISTRACTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vaticides15
- cavitied14
- vaticide14
- verdicts14
- traditive13
- activist13
- cavities13
- tractive13
- veristic13
- advects13
- advices13
- cervids13
- scarved13
- scrived13
- verdict13
- veridic13
- astricted12
- cristated12
- raticides12
- tetracids12
- vitiated12
- actives12
- cavetti12
- varices12
- viscera12
- vitrics12
- advect12
- advice12
- carved12
- cervid12
- craved12
- viscid12
- acridest11
- carditis11
- citrated11
- detracts11
- dictates11
- dictiest11
- distract11
- district11
- raticide11
- tetracid11
- tetradic11
- triacids11
- triadics11
- vitiates11
- adverts11
- adviser11
- datives11
- diverts11
- starved11
- strived11
- tardive11
- visited11
- vistaed11
- active11
- carves11
- cavers11
- cavies11
- civets11
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