Is POSITIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSITIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POSITIVES mean?
Positives is a form of POSITIVE.
- adjective
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
“a positive attitude”
- adjective
persuaded of; very sure
“were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join”
- adjective
involving advantage or good
“a plus (or positive) factor”
- adjective
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
“a positive pregnancy test”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 POSITIVES
Single letters that turn POSITIVES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from POSITIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- positive13
- pivots11
- soviets10
- pivot10
- spivs10
- posiest9
- posties9
- potsies9
- sopites9
- soviet9
- stoves9
- visits9
- spiv9
- estops8
- pestos8
- pistes8
- pities8
- poises8
- posies8
- posits8
- posset8
- postie8
- potsie8
- ptoses8
- ptosis8
- sopite8
- spites8
- stipes8
- stopes8
- ivies8
- stove8
- vests8
- vises8
- visit8
- votes8
- estop7
- pesos7
- pesto7
- pests7
- pisos7
- piste7
- poets7
- poise7
- poses7
- posit7
- posse7
- posts7
- septs7
- sipes7
- spies7
- spite7
- spits7
- spots7
- steps7
- stipe7
- stope7
- stops7
- tipis7
- topes7
- topis7
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