CIVET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CIVET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIVET?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIVET is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIVET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
civetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIVET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CIVET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does CIVET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, cat-like nocturnal mammal native to Africa and Asia, or the strong musky substance produced by its scent glands and once widely used in perfume.
The civet is not a true cat but belongs to its own family, with a long body, a pointed face and a ringed tail, and it is mostly active at night hunting small animals and fruit. Glands near its tail produce a strong-smelling secretion that carries the same name, civet, and that perfumers historically prized as a fixative to make scents last longer on the skin. Certain civets are also known for producing coffee beans that pass through their digestive tract, sold as a costly specialty coffee.
How CIVET is used
Used both in zoology for the animal and in perfumery for the musky substance it produces.
- The civet crept through the undergrowth after dark.
- Perfumers once relied on civet as a natural fixative.
- A civet was caught raiding the chicken coop.
- The scent contained a trace of civet.
- Farmers in the region keep civet as part of the coffee trade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIVET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CIVET
The 5 tiles of CIVET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CIVET
2 longer words begin with CIVET.
Shorter words from the letters in CIVET
Common questions about CIVET
- Is CIVET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIVET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIVET worth?
- CIVET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIVET mean?
- A small, cat-like nocturnal mammal native to Africa and Asia, or the strong musky substance produced by its scent glands and once widely used in perfume.
- What letters can be added to CIVET?
- CIVET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CIVET:
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