Is PLAUSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLAUSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLAUSIVE mean?
- adjective
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
“approbative criticism”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 13 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 PLAUSIVE
PLAUSIVE 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 PLAUSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pavise11
- pelvis11
- spavie11
- paves10
- pavis10
- vapes10
- avulse9
- eluvia9
- silvae9
- valise9
- values9
- visual9
- pave9
- spiv9
- vape9
- espial8
- lipase8
- pelaus8
- pilaus8
- pileus8
- alive8
- evils8
- laves8
- levas8
- levis8
- lives8
- salve8
- selva8
- silva8
- slave8
- suave8
- ulvas8
- uveal8
- uveas8
- vails8
- vales8
- valse8
- value8
- veals8
- veils8
- vials8
- vleis8
- lapis7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- lipas7
- pails7
- paise7
- pales7
- palis7
- pause7
- peals7
- pelau7
- pilau7
- pilea7
- piles7
- pilus7
- pleas7
- plies7
- pulas7
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