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Is PRESERVATIVE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PRESERVATIVE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
202312

What does PRESERVATIVE mean?

  1. nouna chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
  2. adjectivetending or having the power to preserve

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up PRESERVATIVE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

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Is PRESERVATIVE a Scrabble word?

PRESERVATIVE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PRESERVATIVE worth?

PRESERVATIVE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PRESERVATIVE mean?

A chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition.