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Occlusives

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

About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Rare · plural of occlusive

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

What does occlusives 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

Definitions shown for occlusive, the base form of occlusives.

Is OCCLUSIVES a valid word?

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

How many points is OCCLUSIVES worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in OCCLUSIVES

Words that end like OCCLUSIVES

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

All words ending in -IVES

Occlusives: quick answers

Is OCCLUSIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OCCLUSIVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OCCLUSIVES worth?
OCCLUSIVES scores 17 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does occlusives mean?
occlusives is the plural of occlusive, which means “a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it”.
What words can you make with the letters in OCCLUSIVES?
You can make 268 shorter words from OCCLUSIVES, such as OCCLUSIVE, SCOLICES, VISCOSE, VISCOUS. See the full list.