Unscramble PRESERVATIVE and you have 380 words, PRESERVATIVE itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PRESERVATIVE split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 13 with 9, 43 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in PRESERVATIVE, PERVERSIVE leads with 18 points, then PRIVATEERS on 15.
PERVASIVE tops the 9-letter words made with PRESERVATIVE letters at 17 points; next come REVERTIVE on 15 and PERVIATES on 14. RETRIEVES and REPEATERS will look familiar.
43 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PRESERVATIVE; 4 of them share the top score of 14. PRESERVE, RETRIEVE and TRAVERSE are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from PRESERVATIVE, the top score is 13, reached by 7. PRIVATE, RESERVE and REVERSE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with PRESERVATIVE letters, 7 score 12 points, the group's best. SERVER, SEVERE and ARRIVE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRESERVATIVE, the top score is 11, reached by 6. RIVER, SERVE and SAVER are the familiar ones.
VAVS, VIVA and VIVE are the top 4-letter words from PRESERVATIVE, 10 points each. PART, SAVE and PAST will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in PRESERVATIVE is VAV, 9 points; PAV on 8 and AVE on 6 follow. ARE, ART and AIR are everyday picks.
This word has the length of PRESERVATIVE, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with AVERSIVE, REPRIEVES, REVIVERS and VETIVERS (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PRESERVATIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESERVATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 380) | 291 | 380 | 268 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERVIATES, VIVERRAS, PERVIATE, REPRIVES, VIVERRA, PEEVERS, PREEVES, PRIEVES, REPRIVE, VIVRES, EVIRATES, PEATERIES and 77 more, 89 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REVERTIVE, PERVIEST, ARRESTIVE, PERVIER, VIVATS, AVERTERS, VAPERS, VIVAT, AVERTER, PERVS, RAVIEST, SIEVERT and 11 more, 23 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of PRESERVATIVE plus a single extra one.