ERVEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. ERVEN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ERVEN?

Word power: 36 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ERVEN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ERVEN

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ERVEN scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in ERVEN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,843.

What stands out about ERVEN

• The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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

Anagrams of ERVEN

The 5 tiles of ERVEN in a different order — 2 found.

Words ending in ERVEN

1 words end in ERVEN. Useful as a back hook: play ERVEN onto a word already on the board.

Words with ERVEN inside

Showing 24 of 41 words that contain ERVEN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ERVEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ERVEN

Common questions about ERVEN

Is ERVEN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERVEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ERVEN worth?

ERVEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ERVEN?

ERVEN takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.