Is RELATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RELATIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RELATIVE mean?
- adjective
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
“a relative stranger”
- noun
a person related by blood or marriage
“police are searching for relatives of the deceased”
- noun
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
- adjective
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'
“the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 11 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 RELATIVE
Single letters that turn RELATIVE 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
Anagrams of RELATIVE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RELATIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- levirate11
- elative10
- leavier10
- vealier10
- eviler9
- laveer9
- leaver9
- levier9
- liever9
- relive9
- reveal9
- revile9
- travel9
- varlet9
- vealer9
- veiler9
- velate9
- verite9
- aiver8
- alive8
- avert8
- elver8
- ervil8
- evert8
- evite8
- laver8
- leave8
- lever8
- lieve8
- liver8
- livre8
- ravel8
- reave8
- reive8
- revel8
- revet8
- rival8
- rivet8
- trave8
- valet8
- velar8
- viler8
- viral8
- vitae8
- vital8
- atelier7
- aver7
- eave7
- ever7
- evil7
- lave7
- leva7
- live7
- rave7
- rive7
- vail7
- vair7
- vale7
- veal7
- veer7
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