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Is RELATIVES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, RELATIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does RELATIVES mean?

Relatives is a form of RELATIVE.

  1. adjective

    estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

    “a relative stranger”

  2. noun

    a person related by blood or marriage

    “police are searching for relatives of the deceased”

  3. noun

    an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

  4. 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

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

9

Letters

R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 RELATIVES

RELATIVES 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.

Anagrams of RELATIVES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from RELATIVES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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