Is OSTENSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSTENSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSTENSIVE mean?
- adjective
manifestly demonstrative
- adjective
represented or appearing as such; pretended
“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (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 OSTENSIVE
OSTENSIVE 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 OSTENSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- invests10
- soviets10
- tensive10
- vitesse10
- envies9
- envois9
- events9
- evites9
- invest9
- nieves9
- ovines9
- sevens9
- sieves9
- soviet9
- stoves9
- venose9
- vetoes9
- essonite8
- envoi8
- evens8
- event8
- evite8
- neves8
- nieve8
- ovens8
- ovine8
- seven8
- sieve8
- stove8
- veins8
- vents8
- vests8
- vines8
- vinos8
- vises8
- votes8
- eosines7
- nosiest7
- onesies7
- sestine7
- even7
- eves7
- neve7
- nevi7
- oven7
- sevs7
- vees7
- vein7
- vent7
- vest7
- veto7
- vets7
- vies7
- vine7
- vino7
- vins7
- vise7
- voes7
- vote7
- enosis6
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