CORRIVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CORRIVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORRIVAL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORRIVAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORRIVAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
corrivalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORRIVAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORRIVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORRIVAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORRIVAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
A fellow competitor, especially a rival for the same prize or person.
Shakespeare's era used corrival for one of several suitors chasing the same prize. Modern readers find it only in older books, where it suggests a fellow rival rather than a plain enemy.
How CORRIVAL is used
Archaic; seen in Elizabethan and literary writing.
- Each corrival hoped to win her hand.
- The prince eyed his corrival across the hall.
- A corrival for the throne appeared overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORRIVAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORRIVAL
7 longer words begin with CORRIVAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CORRIVAL
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Common questions about CORRIVAL
- Is CORRIVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORRIVAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORRIVAL worth?
- CORRIVAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORRIVAL mean?
- A fellow competitor, especially a rival for the same prize or person.
- What letters can be added to CORRIVAL?
- CORRIVAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORRIVAL:
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