Is ILLATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ILLATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ILLATIVE mean?
- adjective
relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
“the illative faculty of the mind”
- adjective
resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
“an illative conclusion”
- adjective
expressing or preceding an inference
“`therefore' is an illative word”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 11 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 ILLATIVE
Single letters that turn ILLATIVE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ILLATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vitelli10
- villae9
- alive8
- valet8
- villa8
- villi8
- vitae8
- vital8
- evil7
- lave7
- leva7
- live7
- vail7
- vale7
- veal7
- veil7
- vela7
- vial7
- vile7
- vill7
- vita7
- vlei7
- illite6
- taille6
- telial6
- ave6
- lav6
- lev6
- tav6
- vat6
- vet6
- via6
- vie6
- ileal5
- ilial5
- litai5
- telia5
- alit4
- ilea4
- ilia4
- late4
- lati4
- leal4
- lilt4
- lite4
- tael4
- tail4
- tale4
- tali4
- tall4
- teal4
- tela4
- tell4
- tile4
- till4
- ail3
- ait3
- ale3
- all3
- alt3
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