CHIVVY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CHIVVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHIVVY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIVVY is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIVVY
No single letter turns CHIVVY into another word.
How CHIVVY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CHIVVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,556 thousand.
What stands out about CHIVVY
- CHIVVY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The letters of CHIVVY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CHIVVY mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishinformal
To keep urging someone to hurry or do something, often in an annoying way.
To chivvy suggests small, repeated nudges rather than a single order. The old sense of chasing or harassing lies behind the modern use.
How CHIVVY is used
Chivvy is mostly British and describes persistent gentle pressure.
- She had to chivvy the children out of the house.
- Do not chivvy me; I am nearly ready.
- The manager would chivvy staff to finish early.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIVVY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIVVY
1 longer words begin with CHIVVY.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIVVY
Common questions about CHIVVY
- Is CHIVVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHIVVY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHIVVY worth?
- CHIVVY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIVVY mean?
- To keep urging someone to hurry or do something, often in an annoying way.
- What letters can be added to CHIVVY?
- No single letter can be added to CHIVVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CHIVVY:
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