Is PERFECTIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERFECTIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERFECTIVES mean?
Perfectives is a form of PERFECTIVE.
- noun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
- noun
the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 PERFECTIVES
PERFECTIVES 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 PERFECTIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perfective20
- respective17
- refective17
- perceives16
- receptive16
- perceive15
- perfects15
- prefects15
- secretive14
- perfect14
- prefect14
- creepiest13
- erective13
- evictees13
- fiercest13
- perviest13
- receives13
- tepefies13
- vertices13
- festive13
- creepies12
- crepiest12
- receipts12
- evictee12
- presift12
- previse12
- privets12
- receive12
- refects12
- scrieve12
- service12
- fevers12
- fivers12
- reefiest11
- creepie11
- piecers11
- pierces11
- precise11
- receipt11
- recepts11
- recipes11
- respect11
- scepter11
- sceptre11
- specter11
- spectre11
- triceps11
- civets11
- evicts11
- fierce11
- peeves11
- privet11
- refect11
- scrive11
- vesper11
- vipers11
- fever11
- fiver11
- fives11
- restive10
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