adoptive
ADJECTIVE
/ə'dɑptɪv/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
adoptive is a valid 8-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2O1P3T1I1V4E1
1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does adoptive mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Acquired as your own by free choice.
“an adoptive country”
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2
Of parents and children; related by adoption.
“adoptive parents”
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