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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

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9

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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