Is PRESERVATIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRESERVATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRESERVATIVES mean?
Preservatives is a form of PRESERVATIVE.
- noun
a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
- adjective
tending or having the power to preserve
“timbers should be treated with a preservative substance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + A (1) + 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 PRESERVATIVES
PRESERVATIVES 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 PRESERVATIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- preservative20
- perversive18
- pervasive17
- privateers15
- repressive15
- aversives15
- revertive15
- aspersive14
- preserves14
- privateer14
- reprieves14
- aversive14
- revivers14
- savviest14
- vetivers14
- parvises13
- pavisers13
- perverse13
- perverts13
- perviest13
- preavers13
- preserve13
- previses13
- privater13
- privates13
- reprieve13
- evasive13
- reviver13
- revives13
- savvier13
- savvies13
- vervets13
- vetiver13
- arrestive12
- assertive12
- reservist12
- restrives12
- retrieves12
- serveries12
- traverses12
- parvise12
- passive12
- paviser12
- pavises12
- pavisse12
- peavies12
- pervert12
- pervier12
- preaver12
- previse12
- private12
- privets12
- repaves12
- spavies12
- spaviet12
- vespers12
- revive12
- varves12
- verves12
- vervet12
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