REVIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REVIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REVIVE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REVIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REVIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REVIVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REVIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 334,470.
What does REVIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To bring back to life, consciousness, strength or popularity.
Revive can describe a person waking from a faint, a wilting plant recovering after rain, or an old custom coming back into fashion. A rescuer may revive someone who has collapsed, while a theatre may revive a play that has not been staged for decades. The sense is always of something that had faded and is made active again. The related noun revival is used for such comebacks, including religious ones.
How REVIVE is used
Works for people, plants, businesses and ideas alike; transitive when you revive something, intransitive when it revives on its own.
- The paramedics worked quickly to revive the swimmer.
- A good watering will revive the drooping ferns.
- The town hopes to revive its old summer festival.
- A cold drink helped revive him after the long walk.
- The company tried to revive interest in the discontinued model.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REVIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REVIVE
11 longer words begin with REVIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in REVIVE
Common questions about REVIVE
- Is REVIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REVIVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REVIVE worth?
- REVIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REVIVE mean?
- To bring back to life, consciousness, strength or popularity.
- What letters can be added to REVIVE?
- REVIVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REVIVE:
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