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Is OPERATIVES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, OPERATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does OPERATIVES mean?

Operatives is a form of OPERATIVE.

  1. adjective

    being in force or having or exerting force

    “operative regulations”

  2. noun

    a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

  3. noun

    someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

  4. adjective

    relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine

    “a surgical appendix”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

10

Letters

O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 OPERATIVES

OPERATIVES 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.

Anagrams of OPERATIVES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from OPERATIVES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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