Is INSTRUCTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSTRUCTIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSTRUCTIVE mean?
- adjective
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (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 INSTRUCTIVE
INSTRUCTIVE 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 INSTRUCTIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incursive14
- nutritives13
- curviest13
- incurves13
- veristic13
- intrusive12
- nutritive12
- cursive12
- curvets12
- incurve12
- uveitic12
- vitrics12
- intercuts11
- neuritics11
- tinctures11
- inviters11
- unrivets11
- venturis11
- vitrines11
- civets11
- civies11
- curves11
- curvet11
- evicts11
- scrive11
- vitric11
- centrist10
- citrines10
- citterns10
- crinites10
- cutinise10
- incisure10
- inciters10
- instruct10
- intercut10
- neuritic10
- sciurine10
- tincture10
- truistic10
- inverts10
- inviter10
- invites10
- revisit10
- revuist10
- striven10
- stuiver10
- trivets10
- unitive10
- unrivet10
- uveitis10
- venturi10
- viniest10
- virtues10
- visiter10
- vitrine10
- civet10
- civie10
- curve10
- evict10
- vices10
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