395 words come out when you unscramble PROVOCATIVES, starting with PROVOCATIVES itself: 22 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. PROVOCATIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PROVOCATIVES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 14 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 10 letters.
PROVOCATIVE is the only one of the 11-letter words in PROVOCATIVES; it scores 21 points.
Among the 8-letter words from PROVOCATIVES, VOCATIVE leads with 16 points, then CAPTIVES and PRACTIVE on 15. OVERCAST, PRACTISE and VARICOSE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVOCATIVES is VIVACES, 15 points; CAPTIVE on 14 and SAVVIER on 13 follow. PRIVATE, VECTORS and CARPETS are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words in PROVOCATIVES, VIVACE leads with 14 points, then VARVES and VIVATS on 12. ACTIVE, COVERS and VECTOR are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words made with PROVOCATIVES letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. COVER, VOICE and PROVE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVOCATIVES, the top score is 10, reached by 4. OVER, SAVE and PICS are the familiar ones.
VAV scores highest among the 3-letter words from PROVOCATIVES at 9 points, ahead of PAV and VAC on 8. CAR, ACT and CAT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PROVOCATIVES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PR · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with VOCATIVES (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PROVOCATIVES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROVOCATIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 395) | 329 | 392 | 296 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 64 of them: VITASCOPE, PRACTIVE, PROTOAVIS, VAPORIEST, OVERPOST, PATRICOES, PIVOTERS, APORETIC, CARVIES, CAVIERS, CORSIVE, CRAPIEST and 52 more. Words With Friends* skips 34 of them: COVARIES, ECOTOPIAS, ESOTROPIC, VOTIVES, ECOTOPIA, ROOTCAPS, VIVATS, ESOTROPIA, PACIEST, PERVOS, VAPERS, VARECS and 22 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 2 of them: POOVES and POOVE. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CRIP.