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Is PRIMITIVES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PRIMITIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PRIMITIVES mean?

Primitives is a form of PRIMITIVE.

  1. adjective

    belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

    “the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man”

  2. adjective

    little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

    “archaic forms of life”

  3. adjective

    used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies

    “primitive societies”

  4. noun

    a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

10

Letters

P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (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 PRIMITIVES

PRIMITIVES 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 PRIMITIVES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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