EVITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EVITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVITE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVITE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVITE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVITE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EVITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,562.
What stands out about EVITE
- EVITE 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 EVITE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicrare
To avoid or shun something, especially a danger, difficulty, or unwanted outcome.
Writers once used evite where modern English would simply say avoid, drawing the word directly from French and ultimately Latin roots meaning to shun. The verb faded from ordinary use as avoid became the standard choice, so evite now turns up mainly in older texts, dictionaries of unusual words, and word games rather than in everyday speech. Because it means almost exactly what avoid means, there is little practical reason to reach for evite outside historical or playful writing.
How EVITE is used
Archaic and rare; almost entirely replaced by avoid in modern English.
- The old text urged readers to evite temptation at all costs.
- He tried to evite every occasion for open conflict.
- She could not evite the consequences of her earlier choice.
- The translator rendered the archaic verb evite simply as avoid.
- Wise counsel told the king to evite unnecessary war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVITE
6 longer words begin with EVITE.
Words ending in EVITE
1 words end in EVITE. Useful as a back hook: play EVITE onto a word already on the board.
Words with EVITE inside
1 words contain EVITE in the middle. Words that start with EVITE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EVITE
Common questions about EVITE
- Is EVITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVITE worth?
- EVITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVITE mean?
- To avoid or shun something, especially a danger, difficulty, or unwanted outcome.
- What letters can be added to EVITE?
- EVITE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EVITE:
Open EVITE in the Word Finder