EQUIVOKE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. EQUIVOKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EQUIVOKE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EQUIVOKE is to know. It scores 24 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EQUIVOKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
equivokesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EQUIVOKE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EQUIVOKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EQUIVOKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EQUIVOKE
- EQUIVOKE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EQUIVOKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
An expression that can be understood in more than one way, such as a pun or deliberate ambiguity.
An equivoke lets a speaker say something that sounds clear while leaving room for a second reading. Writers use the equivoke for wit, and politicians for escape. It is the same word as equivoque, a spelling that is more common.
How EQUIVOKE is used
Equivoke is literary and uncommon; equivoque is the usual spelling.
- The poem turns on a clever equivoke.
- His answer was a pure equivoke, giving nothing away.
- The play is full of equivoke and wordplay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EQUIVOKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EQUIVOKE
1 longer words begin with EQUIVOKE.
Shorter words from the letters in EQUIVOKE
Common questions about EQUIVOKE
- Is EQUIVOKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EQUIVOKE, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EQUIVOKE worth?
- EQUIVOKE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EQUIVOKE mean?
- An expression that can be understood in more than one way, such as a pun or deliberate ambiguity.
- What letters can be added to EQUIVOKE?
- EQUIVOKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EQUIVOKE:
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