CONCAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CONCAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONCAVE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONCAVE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONCAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONCAVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CONCAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does CONCAVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Concave describes a surface that curves inward, like the inside of a bowl.
Opticians and physicists use concave for lenses and mirrors that gather light toward a point. It is the opposite of convex, which bulges outward, and a handy memory aid is that a concave shape looks like a cave.
How CONCAVE is used
Concave is used in geometry, optics and everyday shape descriptions.
- A concave mirror can focus sunlight.
- The spoon has a concave bowl.
- Her palm was concave as she caught the water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONCAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONCAVE
5 longer words begin with CONCAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONCAVE
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Common questions about CONCAVE
- Is CONCAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONCAVE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONCAVE worth?
- CONCAVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONCAVE mean?
- Concave describes a surface that curves inward, like the inside of a bowl.
- What letters can be added to CONCAVE?
- CONCAVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CONCAVE:
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