COVETOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COVETOUS 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 COVETOUS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COVETOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COVETOUS
No single letter turns COVETOUS into another word.
How COVETOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COVETOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COVETOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COVETOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Having an intense, envious desire to own what belongs to someone else.
A covetous glance lingers on another person's house, wealth or partner. The adjective carries a moral charge, since coveting is condemned in many religious traditions.
How COVETOUS is used
Formal and often disapproving.
- The thief cast a covetous eye on the jewels.
- He grew covetous of his neighbour's garden.
- A covetous ruler seized the farmland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COVETOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COVETOUS
3 longer words begin with COVETOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in COVETOUS
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Common questions about COVETOUS
- Is COVETOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COVETOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COVETOUS worth?
- COVETOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COVETOUS mean?
- Having an intense, envious desire to own what belongs to someone else.
- What letters can be added to COVETOUS?
- No single letter can be added to COVETOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COVETOUS:
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