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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 9
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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