EAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EAVE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EAVE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 8.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EAVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EAVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,301.
What does EAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The part of a roof that overhangs the wall of a building.
An eave is the lower edge of a roof that extends beyond the supporting wall. Water dripping from an eave is often collected by a gutter fixed just beneath it.
How EAVE is used
Usually used in the plural form eaves, though eave singular is attested.
- A sparrow built its nest under the eave of the old barn.
- Rain trickled off the eave and pooled by the doorstep.
- He nailed a birdhouse just below the eave of the shed.
- The eave cast a narrow shadow across the porch at noon.
- Icicles formed along the eave during the cold snap.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EAVE
13 longer words begin with EAVE.
Words ending in EAVE
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in EAVE. Useful as a back hook: play EAVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with EAVE inside
Showing 24 of 121 words that contain EAVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EAVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EAVE
Common questions about EAVE
- Is EAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EAVE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EAVE worth?
- EAVE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EAVE mean?
- The part of a roof that overhangs the wall of a building.
- What letters can be added to EAVE?
- EAVE takes 7 hooks: 5 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EAVE:
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