EVOE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. EVOE 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EVOE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVOE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVOE
No single letter turns EVOE into another word.
How EVOE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EVOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,713.
What does EVOE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
literary
An exclamation of frenzied joy shouted by worshippers of Bacchus.
Ancient writers recorded evoe as the ritual cry raised during wild processions honoring the wine god. Poets later borrowed evoe to evoke ecstatic or unrestrained celebration in verse.
How EVOE is used
Appears mainly in classical poetry and descriptions of ancient revelry.
- The dancers cried evoe as the procession wound through the hills.
- Evoe rang out from the crowd gathered for the wine festival.
- The poem repeats evoe to capture the frenzy of the ancient rite.
- Revelers shouted evoe while garlands of ivy swung overhead.
- Evoe became the ritual cry of the god intoxicated throng.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVOE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EVOE
Common questions about EVOE
- Is EVOE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EVOE is not in it.
- How many points is EVOE worth?
- EVOE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVOE mean?
- An exclamation of frenzied joy shouted by worshippers of Bacchus.
- What letters can be added to EVOE?
- No single letter can be added to EVOE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EVOE:
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