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Is elusive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word elusive is a Scrabble US word. The word elusive is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

E1L1U1S1I1V4E1

Is elusive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word elusive is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

E1L1U1S1I1V4E1

Is elusive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word elusive is a Words With Friends word. The word elusive is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1L2U2S1I1V5E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

ELUSIVE,

6-letter words (4 found)

EVULSE,LEVIES,LIEVES,SLIEVE,

5-letter words (16 found)

EISEL,ELVES,ESILE,EVILS,ILEUS,LEVES,LEVIS,LIEUS,LIEVE,LIVES,SIEVE,SLIVE,VEILS,VELES,VLEIS,VLIES,

4-letter words (28 found)

EELS,ELSE,EVES,EVIL,ISLE,LEES,LEIS,LEVE,LEVS,LIES,LIEU,LIVE,LUES,LUVS,SEEL,SEIL,SELE,SILE,SLEE,SLUE,ULES,VEES,VEIL,VELE,VIES,VILE,VISE,VLEI,

3-letter words (22 found)

EEL,ELS,EVE,LEE,LEI,LES,LEU,LEV,LIE,LIS,LUV,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEV,SUE,SUI,ULE,USE,VEE,VIE,VIS,

2-letter words (7 found)

EE,EL,ES,IS,LI,SI,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 79 words from elusive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of elusive

elusive

Etymology

From Latin elusus past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/, /iˈl(j)uː.sɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈl(j)u.sɪv/, /iˈl(j)u.sɪv/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪˈlʉ.sɪv/, /əˈlʉ.sɪv/
  • Homophone: illusive

Adjective

elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)

  1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
  2. Difficult to make precise.
  3. Rarely seen.

Usage notes

Do not confuse elusive (hard to find) with illusive (illusory).

Synonyms

  • elusory

Derived terms

  • elusively
  • elusiveness

Related terms

  • elude

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.luˈzi.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: e‧lu‧sì‧ve

Adjective

elusive

  1. feminine plural of elusivo

Source: wiktionary.org