DIVEY is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. DIVEY is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 12 points there.
Which word lists accept DIVEY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIVEY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIVEY
No single letter turns DIVEY into another word.
How DIVEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DIVEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does DIVEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Shabby or run-down in a way typical of a cheap bar.
Divey is built from dive, the informal noun for a disreputable or scruffy bar, plus the ordinary adjective ending y. The word keeps the mild affection that dive often carries, since a divey bar can be praised for its atmosphere as easily as criticised for its state. It describes places rather than people or objects in general.
How DIVEY is used
Usually describes a bar, pub or club; informal in tone.
- They liked the divey bar better than the smart one next door.
- It was a divey little pub with sticky tables and cheap beer.
- The music venue had a divey charm that suited the band.
- Nobody minded how divey the place looked once the band started.
- She prefers a divey spot to anywhere too polished.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIVEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIVEY
Common questions about DIVEY
- Is DIVEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIVEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIVEY worth?
- DIVEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIVEY mean?
- Shabby or run-down in a way typical of a cheap bar.
- What letters can be added to DIVEY?
- No single letter can be added to DIVEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DIVEY:
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