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Plosives

p 3l 1o 1s 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon · plural of plosive

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

What does plosives 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 consonantstopocclusiveplosive consonantplosive speech sound

Definitions shown for plosive, the base form of plosives.

Is PLOSIVES 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 PLOSIVES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3l 1o 1s 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
p 4l 2o 1s 1i 1v 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
p 4l 1o 1s 1i 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3l 2o 1s 1i 1v 6e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PLOSIVES

Words that end like PLOSIVES

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.

survivesarrivesderivesarchivesdeprivesforgivescontrivesmotivesnativesbeehivescaptivesmidwivesmissivesoutlivespassivesactivescreativesendivespenknivesrelivesrevivesjackknivesolivesdrives
All words ending in -IVES

Plosives: quick answers

Is PLOSIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PLOSIVES 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 PLOSIVES worth?
PLOSIVES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does plosives mean?
plosives is the plural of plosive, 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 PLOSIVES?
You can make 197 shorter words from PLOSIVES, such as PLOSIVE, PELVIS, SOLIVES, SPIVS. See the full list.