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Prescriptive

p 3r 1e 1s 1c 3r 1i 1p 3t 1i 1v 4e 1

About 3 syllables

adjective · 12 letters · Less common

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

What does prescriptive mean?

adjective

  1. pertaining to giving directives or rules

    “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”

    Synonymsnormative

Is PRESCRIPTIVE 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 PRESCRIPTIVE worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
p 3r 1e 1s 1c 3r 1i 1p 3t 1i 1v 4e 1

Words With Friends

25 pts
p 4r 1e 1s 1c 4r 1i 1p 4t 1i 1v 5e 1

Wordfeud

24 pts
p 4r 1e 1s 1c 4r 1i 1p 4t 1i 1v 4e 1

NYT Crossplay

23 pts
p 3r 1e 1s 1c 3r 1i 1p 3t 1i 1v 6e 1

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

Words from the letters in PRESCRIPTIVE

Words that end like PRESCRIPTIVE

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

descriptive
All words ending in -IPTIVE

Prescriptive: quick answers

Is PRESCRIPTIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRESCRIPTIVE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRESCRIPTIVE worth?
PRESCRIPTIVE scores 21 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prescriptive mean?
As an adjective, prescriptive means “pertaining to giving directives or rules”.
What words can you make with the letters in PRESCRIPTIVE?
You can make 603 shorter words from PRESCRIPTIVE, such as PRECISIVE, PRECEPITS, PREPRICES, PRESCRIPT. See the full list.