ADVERT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ADVERT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADVERT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVERT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVERT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
advertsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADVERT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ADVERT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does ADVERT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
A notice or short film that promotes a product, service or vacancy.
Advert is the everyday British clipping of advertisement and turns up in phrases such as a TV advert or a job advert. In North America people lean towards ad. A rarer, formal verb of the same spelling means to refer to something in passing, usually with to, and it is the older use.
How ADVERT is used
Informal British noun; the verb sense is formal and uncommon.
- The advert for the new phone ran during every break.
- She spotted a job advert in the local paper.
- An advert on the side of the bus promised a free trial.
- He wrote an advert for his old bicycle and posted it online.
- The speaker did not advert to the earlier disagreement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADVERT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADVERT
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Shorter words from the letters in ADVERT
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Common questions about ADVERT
- Is ADVERT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADVERT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADVERT worth?
- ADVERT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADVERT mean?
- A notice or short film that promotes a product, service or vacancy.
- What letters can be added to ADVERT?
- ADVERT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ADVERT:
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