Is REDUCTIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REDUCTIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REDUCTIVES mean?
Reductives is a form of REDUCTIVE.
- adjective
characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment
“their views of life were reductive and depreciatory”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + U (1) + C (3) + 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 FriendsNot listed
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 REDUCTIVES
REDUCTIVES 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 REDUCTIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reductive15
- seductive15
- curveted14
- decurves14
- eductive14
- scrieved14
- seducive14
- serviced14
- verdicts14
- divesture13
- servitude13
- curviest13
- vertices13
- cervids13
- decurve13
- devices13
- evicted13
- scrived13
- verdict13
- vestured12
- cursive12
- curvets12
- scrieve12
- service12
- cervid12
- curved12
- device12
- crudites11
- curdiest11
- curtsied11
- decuries11
- desertic11
- deuteric11
- discreet11
- discrete11
- derives11
- deviser11
- diverse11
- diverts11
- revised11
- riveted11
- strived11
- civets11
- curves11
- curvet11
- cuvees11
- evicts11
- scrive11
- viced11
- cerusite10
- cutesier10
- eucrites10
- credits10
- crested10
- crudest10
- cruised10
- crusted10
- deceits10
- decries10
- deicers10
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