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Optative

o 1p 3t 1a 1t 1i 1v 4e 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 8 letters · Uncommon

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

What does optative mean?

noun

  1. a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs

    Synonymsoptative mood

adjective

  1. indicating an option or wish

  2. relating to a mood of verbs in some languages

    “optative verb endings”

Is OPTATIVE 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 OPTATIVE worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
o 1p 3t 1a 1t 1i 1v 4e 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
o 1p 4t 1a 1t 1i 1v 5e 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
o 1p 4t 1a 1t 1i 1v 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
o 1p 3t 1a 1t 1i 1v 6e 1

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

Words from the letters in OPTATIVE

Hooks for OPTATIVE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

optatives

Words that end like OPTATIVE

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

negativerelativenarrativetentativelaxativeputativesedativeformativelucrativetalkativealternativerepresentativecumulativederivativeimperativeindicativeinnovativenativecomparativeimaginativeinformativeprovocativeconservativeadministrative
All words ending in -ATIVE

Optative: quick answers

Is OPTATIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OPTATIVE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OPTATIVE worth?
OPTATIVE scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does optative mean?
As a noun, optative means “a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OPTATIVE?
You can make 113 shorter words from OPTATIVE, such as PIVOT, PAVE, VITTAE, APTOTE. See the full list.