CIVIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CIVIE 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 CIVIE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIVIE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIVIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
civiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIVIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CIVIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does CIVIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal variant spelling of civvy, meaning a civilian, or, in the plural, ordinary civilian clothes as opposed to a uniform.
Civie is used chiefly by and about members of the armed forces, referring either to a person who is not in the military or to the plain clothes worn once a uniform comes off. The word most often appears in the plural, civies, in phrases like getting into civies, though the singular civie describing a civilian is also found. It belongs to informal service slang rather than formal writing.
How CIVIE is used
Informal, chiefly used in military slang; the spelling civvy is at least as common as civie.
- He could not wait to change into civie clothes after the parade.
- A civie wandered onto the base by mistake.
- Soldiers on leave are allowed to wear civie dress in town.
- She felt strange back in civie life after years of service.
- The recruit had never worn anything but civie clothes before enlisting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIVIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIVIE
1 longer words begin with CIVIE.
Shorter words from the letters in CIVIE
Common questions about CIVIE
- Is CIVIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIVIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIVIE worth?
- CIVIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIVIE mean?
- An informal variant spelling of civvy, meaning a civilian, or, in the plural, ordinary civilian clothes as opposed to a uniform.
- What letters can be added to CIVIE?
- CIVIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CIVIE:
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