Is PURGATIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PURGATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PURGATIVES mean?
Purgatives is a form of PURGATIVE.
- noun
a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
- adjective
strongly laxative
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PURGATIVES
PURGATIVES 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 PURGATIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- purgative15
- privates13
- virgates12
- parvise12
- paviser12
- private12
- privets12
- spaviet12
- grapiest11
- upstager11
- gravest11
- gravies11
- grivets11
- rivages11
- sevruga11
- vaguest11
- virgate11
- parvis11
- pavers11
- pavise11
- privet11
- spavie11
- vapers11
- vipers11
- pargets10
- raviest10
- revuist10
- stuiver10
- upstage10
- vastier10
- veritas10
- virtues10
- givers10
- graves10
- grivet10
- rivage10
- vaguer10
- virgae10
- virgas10
- visage10
- parve10
- paver10
- paves10
- pavis10
- pervs10
- vaper10
- vapes10
- viper10
- parties9
- pastier9
- pasture9
- peritus9
- piaster9
- piastre9
- pirates9
- praties9
- traipse9
- upraise9
- uprates9
- upstair9
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