INVOKE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INVOKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVOKE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVOKE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVOKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVOKE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in INVOKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does INVOKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To call on a higher power, a rule or an authority to support an action, or to cause something to be put into effect.
To invoke something is to call upon it for help, protection or backing. A poet may invoke a muse for inspiration, a speaker may invoke a famous principle to win an argument, and a lawyer may invoke a statute to justify a claim. In computing the verb has a technical use meaning to start a function or a program. All of these uses go back to the Latin word for calling out, and they share the idea of summoning something into action.
How INVOKE is used
Common in formal, legal and technical writing; one invokes a law, a right or a name, and a program invokes a function.
- The senator chose to invoke an old rule to delay the vote.
- Pilgrims would invoke the saint before each stage of the journey.
- The code will invoke the helper whenever the page loads.
- The poem begins by asking the muse to invoke a story of war.
- Tenants may invoke this clause if repairs are not made.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVOKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INVOKE
4 longer words begin with INVOKE.
Shorter words from the letters in INVOKE
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Common questions about INVOKE
- Is INVOKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVOKE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVOKE worth?
- INVOKE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVOKE mean?
- To call on a higher power, a rule or an authority to support an action, or to cause something to be put into effect.
- What letters can be added to INVOKE?
- INVOKE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of INVOKE:
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