Is LEGISLATIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGISLATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGISLATIVES mean?
Legislatives is a form of LEGISLATIVE.
- adjective
relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature
“legislative council”
- adjective
of or relating to or created by legislation
“legislative proposal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (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 LEGISLATIVES
LEGISLATIVES 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 LEGISLATIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- legislative15
- villagiest14
- levigates13
- vestigial13
- illatives12
- liveliest12
- vitalises12
- levigate12
- ligative12
- selvages12
- vestiges12
- vestigia12
- villages12
- legalities11
- legislates11
- elatives11
- evillest11
- illative11
- leaviest11
- levities11
- vealiest11
- veilless11
- vitalise11
- glaives11
- selvage11
- vegetal11
- vestige11
- village11
- visages11
- gaseities10
- legalises10
- legalists10
- legislate10
- stillages10
- elative10
- estival10
- evilest10
- lievest10
- sleaves10
- slieves10
- stevias10
- valises10
- velites10
- vestals10
- vielles10
- vitelli10
- vitesse10
- gavels10
- glaive10
- vagile10
- vegies10
- vigias10
- vigils10
- visage10
- egalites9
- elegists9
- gaieties9
- galilees9
- gateless9
- legalise9
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