Is PERCUSSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERCUSSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERCUSSIVE mean?
- adjective
involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments
“percussive music”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 17 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 PERCUSSIVE
PERCUSSIVE 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 PERCUSSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- supervise14
- cursives13
- previses13
- scrieves13
- scurvies13
- services13
- epicures12
- precises12
- cursive12
- previse12
- prevues12
- scrieve12
- scrives12
- service12
- vespers12
- epicure11
- percuss11
- piecers11
- pierces11
- precess11
- precise11
- prussic11
- recipes11
- species11
- spicers11
- spruces11
- curves11
- cuvees11
- prevue11
- scrive11
- vesper11
- vipers11
- viscus11
- revises10
- viruses10
- creeps10
- crepes10
- cripes10
- crisps10
- cuspis10
- piecer10
- pieces10
- pierce10
- precis10
- prices10
- recipe10
- scrips10
- specie10
- spicer10
- spices10
- spruce10
- curve10
- cuvee10
- pervs10
- spivs10
- veeps10
- vices10
- viper10
- cerises9
- ceruses9
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