COVARIANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COVARIANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COVARIANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COVARIANT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COVARIANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
covariantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COVARIANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in COVARIANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COVARIANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COVARIANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Varying together with another quantity in a way that keeps their mathematical relationship unchanged.
In maths and physics a covariant quantity changes in step with a change of coordinates, so that equations keep the same form. The opposite is contravariant. The word is also a noun in algebra for a certain kind of function.
How COVARIANT is used
Covariant is a mathematics and physics term, also used in computing type theory.
- A covariant vector transforms along with the coordinates.
- The law is covariant under changes of reference frame.
- The compiler allows a covariant return type.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COVARIANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COVARIANT
1 longer words begin with COVARIANT.
Shorter words from the letters in COVARIANT
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Common questions about COVARIANT
- Is COVARIANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COVARIANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COVARIANT worth?
- COVARIANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COVARIANT mean?
- Varying together with another quantity in a way that keeps their mathematical relationship unchanged.
- What letters can be added to COVARIANT?
- COVARIANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COVARIANT:
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