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Occlusive

o 1c 3c 3l 1u 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 9 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does occlusive mean?

noun

  1. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

    “his stop consonants are too aspirated”

    Synonymsstop consonantstopplosive consonantplosive speech soundplosive

adjective

  1. tending to occlude

Is OCCLUSIVE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is OCCLUSIVE worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
o 1c 3c 3l 1u 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

Words With Friends

21 pts
o 1c 4c 4l 2u 2s 1i 1v 5e 1

Wordfeud

19 pts
o 1c 4c 4l 1u 2s 1i 1v 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
o 1c 3c 3l 2u 2s 1i 1v 6e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in OCCLUSIVE

Hooks for OCCLUSIVE

Add one letter to the front or back of OCCLUSIVE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

occlusives

Words that end like OCCLUSIVE

Common words that share the ending -USIVE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

exclusiveinclusiveintrusiveobtrusiveconclusiveeffusiveelusiveinconclusive
All words ending in -USIVE

Occlusive: quick answers

Is OCCLUSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OCCLUSIVE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OCCLUSIVE worth?
OCCLUSIVE scores 16 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does occlusive mean?
As a noun, occlusive means “a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OCCLUSIVE?
You can make 188 shorter words from OCCLUSIVE, such as VOCULES, CLEVIS, CLOVES, CLOVIS. See the full list.