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Is ILLATIVES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ILLATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ILLATIVES mean?

Illatives is a form of ILLATIVE.

  1. adjective

    relating to or having the nature of illation or inference

    “the illative faculty of the mind”

  2. adjective

    resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference

    “an illative conclusion”

  3. adjective

    expressing or preceding an inference

    “`therefore' is an illative word”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 ILLATIVES

ILLATIVES 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 ILLATIVES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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