GOVERN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GOVERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOVERN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOVERN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOVERN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
governsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOVERN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOVERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does GOVERN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To rule or direct a country, group or activity, or to control and shape how something happens.
Govern covers both the exercise of political authority and the quieter sense of setting the rules that something follows. Laws govern a nation, and in the same way principles govern a person's choices or a formula governs a result. In grammar it also describes a word that requires another word to take a particular case. The word comes through French from Latin, ultimately from a root meaning to steer a ship.
How GOVERN is used
Common in political, legal and everyday writing; the noun is government.
- The council meets to govern the town's affairs.
- Strict rules govern how the experiment must be recorded.
- A good leader must govern with fairness.
- In Latin, certain prepositions govern the ablative case.
- Habit seems to govern most of what we do before breakfast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOVERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOVERN
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Common questions about GOVERN
- Is GOVERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOVERN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOVERN worth?
- GOVERN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOVERN mean?
- To rule or direct a country, group or activity, or to control and shape how something happens.
- What letters can be added to GOVERN?
- GOVERN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOVERN:
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