CONVOY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CONVOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONVOY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONVOY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONVOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
convoysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONVOY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CONVOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 886,944.
What does CONVOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with an escort to protect them.
The idea behind a convoy is safety in numbers: slow merchant ships crossing a dangerous sea, or trucks carrying aid along a risky road, gain protection by keeping together under guard. The word is also a verb meaning to escort such a group. It comes from the same root as convey, and the two once overlapped closely in meaning.
How CONVOY is used
Usual in military, shipping and humanitarian contexts, but any line of vehicles on a shared journey may be called a convoy.
- A convoy of lorries crossed the border before dawn.
- The merchant convoy sailed with two destroyers on its flanks.
- Holiday traffic moved in a slow convoy behind the tractor.
- The aid convoy was delayed at a checkpoint for six hours.
- No convoy leaves the harbour without a naval escort.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONVOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONVOY
3 longer words begin with CONVOY.
Shorter words from the letters in CONVOY
Common questions about CONVOY
- Is CONVOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONVOY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONVOY worth?
- CONVOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONVOY mean?
- A group of vehicles or ships travelling together, often with an escort to protect them.
- What letters can be added to CONVOY?
- CONVOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CONVOY:
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