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Ostensive

o 1s 1t 1e 1n 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

About 3 syllables

adjective · 9 letters · Uncommon

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

What does ostensive mean?

adjective

  1. manifestly demonstrative

  2. represented or appearing as such; pretended

    “His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”

    Synonymsostensible

Is OSTENSIVE 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 OSTENSIVE worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
o 1s 1t 1e 1n 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
o 1s 1t 1e 1n 2s 1i 1v 5e 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
o 1s 1t 1e 1n 1s 1i 1v 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
o 1s 1t 1e 1n 1s 1i 1v 6e 1

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

Words from the letters in OSTENSIVE

Words that end like OSTENSIVE

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

expensiveextensivedefensiveintensivecomprehensiveinexpensiveinoffensivepensiveapprehensive
All words ending in -ENSIVE

Ostensive: quick answers

Is OSTENSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OSTENSIVE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OSTENSIVE worth?
OSTENSIVE scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ostensive mean?
As an adjective, ostensive means “manifestly demonstrative”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OSTENSIVE?
You can make 297 shorter words from OSTENSIVE, such as INVESTS, SENVIES, SOVIETS, STEVENS. See the full list.