Is “Frequentative” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
FREQUENTATIVE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

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

Meaning of Frequentative

noun
  1. 1.(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.

Synonyms: iterative

adjective
  1. 1.(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.

    "Crackle" is an English frequentative verb derived from "crack".