CONNIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CONNIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONNIVE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONNIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONNIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONNIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CONNIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does CONNIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To secretly plot with others or to allow wrongdoing by pretending not to see it.
The verb connive can be followed by with when people plot together, or by at when someone looks the other way. Its Latin root means to wink, which neatly captures the idea of knowing silence.
How CONNIVE is used
Used for scheming and for turning a blind eye to something wrong.
- The two clerks began to connive against their manager.
- Officials who connive at fraud share the guilt.
- She would never connive with a thief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONNIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONNIVE
12 longer words begin with CONNIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONNIVE
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Common questions about CONNIVE
- Is CONNIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONNIVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONNIVE worth?
- CONNIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONNIVE mean?
- To secretly plot with others or to allow wrongdoing by pretending not to see it.
- What letters can be added to CONNIVE?
- CONNIVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CONNIVE:
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