Is “Factive” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
FACTIVE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Invalid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Invalid

Meaning of Factive

noun

  1. 1.(grammar) A factive verb.

adjective

  1. 1.(grammar, of a verb) Licensing only those content clauses that represent claims assumed to be true.

    “You can't say that somebody "discovered" the Moon to be made of green cheese, because "discover" is a factive verb and the Moon isn't made of green cheese.”

  2. 2.(of a knowing agent) Which does not know any falsities: which knows only truths.

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