DRIVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DRIVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRIVEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRIVEN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRIVEN
No single letter turns DRIVEN into another word.
How DRIVEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DRIVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does DRIVEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Pushed along by a strong inner need to succeed; also, powered or operated by a given source.
Describing someone as driven praises their ambition and hints that it may be a little relentless. It is the past participle of drive turned into an adjective, which is why it also appears in compounds such as data-driven or wind-driven. Snow piled into smooth drifts by the wind is called driven snow, a phrase that supplies the standard comparison for purity.
How DRIVEN is used
Used about people and, in compounds, about things moved by a force or factor.
- She is a driven athlete who trains before dawn.
- The company is driven by a wish to grow.
- He was too driven to take a holiday.
- The farm has a wind-driven pump.
- The path was white with driven snow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRIVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRIVEN
The 6 tiles of DRIVEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DRIVEN
2 longer words begin with DRIVEN.
Shorter words from the letters in DRIVEN
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Common questions about DRIVEN
- Is DRIVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRIVEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRIVEN worth?
- DRIVEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRIVEN mean?
- Pushed along by a strong inner need to succeed; also, powered or operated by a given source.
- What letters can be added to DRIVEN?
- No single letter can be added to DRIVEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DRIVEN:
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