formative

1. Biology Capable of producing new cells or tissue.

2. Forming or capable of forming.

3. Linguistics Relating to the formation or inflection of words.

4. Of or relating to formation, growth, or development: the formative stages of a plot.

5. Susceptible to transformation by growth and development.

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1. Grammar A derivational or inflectional affix.

2. The element (as a suffix) in a word that serves to give the word appropriate form and is not part of the base.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
formative	17	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
am	4
ar	2
at	2
ef	5
em	4
er	2
et	2
fa	5
fe	5
if	5
it	2
ma	4
me	4
mi	4
mo	4
oe	2
of	5
oi	2
om	4
or	2
re	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aft	6
aim	5
air	3
ait	3
ami	5
are	3
arf	6
arm	5
art	3
ate	3
ave	6
avo	6
ear	3
eat	3
eft	6
emo	5
era	3
eta	3
far	6
fat	6
fem	8
fer	6
fet	6
fie	6
fir	6
fit	6
foe	6
for	6
fro	6
ire	3
mae	5
mar	5
mat	5
met	5
mir	5
moa	5
moi	5
mor	5
mot	5
oaf	6
oar	3
oat	3
oft	6
oma	5
ora	3
ore	3
ort	3
ova	6
rai	3
ram	5
rat	3
ref	6
rei	3
rem	5
ret	3
rev	6
ria	3
rif	6
rim	5
roe	3
rom	5
rot	3
tae	3
tam	5
tao	3
tar	3
tav	6
tea	3
tie	3
toe	3
tom	5
tor	3
var	6
vat	6
vet	6
via	6
vie	6
vim	8
voe	6
aro	3
fam	8
fav	9

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aero	4
afro	7
airt	4
amie	6
amir	6
arvo	7
atom	6
aver	7
emir	6
emit	6
fair	7
fame	9
fare	7
farm	9
faro	7
fate	7
fave	10
fear	7
feat	7
feta	7
fiar	7
fiat	7
fire	7
firm	9
five	10
foam	9
fora	7
fore	7
form	9
fort	7
frae	7
frat	7
fret	7
frit	7
froe	7
from	9
iota	4
item	6
mair	6
mare	6
mart	6
mate	6
meat	6
meta	6
mire	6
mite	6
moat	6
mora	6
more	6
mort	6
mote	6
move	9
omer	6
omit	6
over	7
raft	7
rami	6
rate	4
rato	4
rave	7
ream	6
reft	7
reif	7
rife	7
rift	7
rime	6
riot	4
rite	4
rive	7
roam	6
rota	4
rote	4
roti	4
rove	7
tame	6
tare	4
taro	4
team	6
tear	4
term	6
tier	4
time	6
tire	4
tiro	4
toea	4
tome	6
tora	4
tore	4
tori	4
tram	6
tref	7
trem	6
trim	6
trio	4
vair	7
vera	7
vert	7
veto	7
vier	7
vita	7
vote	7
arie	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
afire	8
afore	8
afrit	8
after	8
aimer	7
aiver	8
amort	7
amrit	7
armet	7
avert	8
favor	11
feria	8
fermi	10
fetor	8
fiver	11
foram	10
forme	10
forte	8
fovea	11
frame	10
irate	5
mater	7
mavie	10
merit	7
metro	7
miter	7
mitre	7
moira	7
moire	7
morae	7
motif	10
mover	10
movie	10
oater	5
ofter	8
orate	5
ovate	8
overt	8
ramet	7
ramie	7
ratio	5
refit	8
remit	7
retia	5
rivet	8
tamer	7
terai	5
timer	7
trave	8
trefa	8
trove	8
vireo	8
vitae	8
vomer	10
vomit	10
voter	8
iftar	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
femora	11
foamer	11
fomite	11
format	11
imaret	8
maftir	11
matier	8
motive	11
oatier	6
omerta	8
viator	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
foamier	12
formate	12
overfat	13
overfit	13
vitamer	12
vomiter	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
favorite	14

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
formative	17