DRIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DRIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRIVE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRIVE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRIVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about DRIVE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DRIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To operate and steer a motor vehicle, controlling its speed and direction.
Learning to drive usually means mastering steering, braking, and awareness of other traffic before a test confirms the skill. Beyond vehicles, English extends drive to many other kinds of forceful movement or motivation, such as driving a nail, driving a hard bargain, or feeling driven to succeed. The noun form, a drive, can equally mean a short car trip or an inner motivation pushing someone toward a goal.
How DRIVE is used
One of the most common verbs in everyday English, used constantly about cars and driving.
- She learned to drive on quiet country roads near her home.
- He drives to work every morning along the same route.
- They plan to drive across three states during the summer break.
- Heavy rain made it difficult to drive safely on the highway.
- My father taught me to drive in an empty parking lot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DRIVE
The 5 tiles of DRIVE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DRIVE
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with DRIVE.
Words ending in DRIVE
11 words end in DRIVE. Useful as a back hook: play DRIVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with DRIVE inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain DRIVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DRIVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRIVE
Common questions about DRIVE
- Is DRIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRIVE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRIVE worth?
- DRIVE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRIVE mean?
- To operate and steer a motor vehicle, controlling its speed and direction.
- What letters can be added to DRIVE?
- DRIVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRIVE:
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