Is ELUCIDATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELUCIDATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELUCIDATIVE mean?
- adjective
that makes clear
“a clarifying example”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + U (1) + C (3) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + 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.
Hooks for ELUCIDATIVE
ELUCIDATIVE 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 ELUCIDATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- educative15
- victualed15
- videlicet15
- cavitied14
- eductive14
- vaticide14
- eluviated13
- caviled13
- cleaved13
- evicted13
- viaduct13
- elucidate12
- auditive12
- dilative12
- dilutive12
- ideative12
- uveitic12
- victual12
- advect12
- advice12
- calved12
- device12
- ciliated11
- delicate11
- elicited11
- eluviate11
- devalue11
- deviate11
- diluvia11
- valeted11
- vaulted11
- active11
- cleave11
- clivia11
- viatic11
- caved11
- viced11
- citadel10
- cleated10
- deltaic10
- dialect10
- ductile10
- edictal10
- educate10
- eidetic10
- elative10
- dative10
- evited10
- leaved10
- levied10
- vailed10
- valued10
- vealed10
- veiled10
- vialed10
- calve10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civet10
- civie10
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