CORVETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CORVETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CORVETTE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CORVETTE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CORVETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CORVETTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CORVETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CORVETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CORVETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A small, fast and lightly armed warship, used for escort and patrol.
Navies built a corvette to guard convoys against submarines during the Second World War. Earlier, the word described a small sailing warship ranked below a frigate.
How CORVETTE is used
Naval term; capitalised Corvette also names a sports car.
- A corvette escorted the merchant ships across the Atlantic.
- The navy launched a new corvette this spring.
- Every corvette in the squadron carried depth charges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CORVETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CORVETTE
2 longer words begin with CORVETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CORVETTE
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Common questions about CORVETTE
- Is CORVETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CORVETTE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CORVETTE worth?
- CORVETTE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CORVETTE mean?
- A small, fast and lightly armed warship, used for escort and patrol.
- What letters can be added to CORVETTE?
- CORVETTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CORVETTE:
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