ENDIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ENDIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENDIVE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENDIVE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENDIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
endivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENDIVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ENDIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What stands out about ENDIVE
- ENDIVE begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 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 ENDIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A leafy salad plant with curly, slightly bitter leaves, or the pale tightly packed head grown from a related chicory.
Two different vegetables go by this name. In British usage it usually means the frilly, bitter-tasting salad leaf, while in American usage the word more often refers to the narrow cream-colored heads that are grown in the dark to keep them tender. Cooks use endive raw for crunch, or braise it to mellow its sharpness.
How ENDIVE is used
Everyday food word; the meaning shifts between British and American kitchens.
- She tossed curly endive with walnuts and a sharp dressing.
- The recipe calls for one head of endive, halved lengthwise.
- A little endive adds welcome bitterness to a sweet fruit salad.
- The grocer sold endive next to the radicchio.
- Grilled endive tastes milder than raw leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENDIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ENDIVE
The 6 tiles of ENDIVE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ENDIVE
1 longer words begin with ENDIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ENDIVE
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Common questions about ENDIVE
- Is ENDIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENDIVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENDIVE worth?
- ENDIVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENDIVE mean?
- A leafy salad plant with curly, slightly bitter leaves, or the pale tightly packed head grown from a related chicory.
- What letters can be added to ENDIVE?
- ENDIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ENDIVE:
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