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Is MOTIVES a valid Scrabble word?

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

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MOTIVES mean?

Motives is a form of MOTIVE.

  1. noun

    the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

    “we did not understand his motivation”

  2. adjective

    causing or able to cause motion

    “a motive force”

  3. noun

    a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

  4. noun

    a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7

M (3) + O (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 MOTIVES

MOTIVES 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 MOTIVES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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