Is OCCLUSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OCCLUSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OCCLUSIVE mean?
- adjective
tending to occlude
- noun
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
“his stop consonants are too aspirated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + C (3) + C (3) + L (1) + U (1) + S (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 OCCLUSIVE
Single letters that turn OCCLUSIVE 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 OCCLUSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- culices11
- clevis11
- cloves11
- voices11
- colics10
- clove10
- coves10
- vices10
- voces10
- voice10
- olives9
- ovules9
- voiles9
- cisco9
- colic9
- cosec9
- cusec9
- secco9
- cove9
- vice9
- coleus8
- colies8
- coulis8
- locies8
- oscule8
- sluice8
- evils8
- levis8
- lives8
- loves8
- olive8
- ovule8
- solve8
- veils8
- viols8
- vleis8
- voile8
- voles8
- ceils7
- close7
- clues7
- coils7
- coles7
- cosie7
- locie7
- locis7
- locus7
- luces7
- oculi7
- oleic7
- slice7
- socle7
- sulci7
- evil7
- levo7
- levs7
- live7
- love7
- luvs7
- veil7
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