EVIL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. EVIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVIL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVIL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EVIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about EVIL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 EVIL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Profoundly immoral, wicked, or harmful in nature.
Stories often use evil to describe a villain whose actions cause deliberate harm to others. The word can also describe an event, such as an evil consequence following a bad decision.
How EVIL is used
Frequently used in literature and folklore to describe villains.
- The fairy tale featured an evil witch who cursed the village.
- He was accused of committing an evil and calculated crime.
- Superstition once blamed disease on evil spirits.
- The knight vowed to defeat the evil sorcerer.
- Greed can lead ordinary people toward evil deeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EVIL
The 4 tiles of EVIL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with EVIL
12 longer words begin with EVIL.
Words ending in EVIL
5 words end in EVIL. Useful as a back hook: play EVIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with EVIL inside
Showing 24 of 79 words that contain EVIL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EVIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EVIL
Common questions about EVIL
- Is EVIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVIL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVIL worth?
- EVIL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVIL mean?
- Profoundly immoral, wicked, or harmful in nature.
- What letters can be added to EVIL?
- EVIL takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EVIL:
Open EVIL in the Word Finder