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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. ACTIVE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 11 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
chemical agent capable of activity
active voice, active agent, dynamic, alive(p), participating, combat-ready, fighting(a)
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
ACTIVE scores 11 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, C×1, E×1, I×1, T×1, V×1
ACTIVE has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
ACTIVE is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "ACTIVE — chemical agent capable of activity" (11 Scrabble points).
ACTIVE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is ACTIVE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
ACTIVE (noun): a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees". Additional senses: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"; chemical agent capable of activity; characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action".
In standard Scrabble scoring, ACTIVE totals 11 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. ACTIVE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
ACTIVE is 6 letters long, begins with A, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram ACEITV. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so ACTIVE is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 6-letter entries, ACTIVE ranks by raw score (11 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, ACTIVE carries 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on A or E are common study angles; browse words starting with A and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
ACTIVE is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like ACTIVE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that ACTIVE contains A, C, E, I, T, V helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as a????e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside ACTIVE include AC, CT, IV — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: A, C, T, I, V, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble active directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 11 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat ACTIVE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "ACTIVE — chemical agent capable of activity" (11 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.