Words Containing PESTIVE

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing PESTIVE?

INTEMPESTIVELY is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are INTEMPESTIVE (19), TEMPESTIVE (17).

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All Words Containing PESTIVE 3 words

How often does PESTIVE appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing PESTIVE. Most are 10 letters long, they average 20 points and the best is INTEMPESTIVELY (24 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 10 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 20; out of 24 max
Longest word: INTEMPESTIVELY; 14 letters
Most common ending: E; 66.7% of words

Most common last letters

e 66.7%
y 33.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing PESTIVE

i ₁n ₁t ₁e ₁m ₃p ₃e ₁s ₁t ₁i ₁v ₄e ₁l ₁y ₄

I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + M 3 + P 3 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 24 points

Double word: 48 pts
Triple word: 72 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

intempestively

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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