EVOLVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EVOLVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVOLVE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EVOLVE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVOLVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVOLVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EVOLVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 564,419.
What stands out about EVOLVE
- EVOLVE 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 EVOLVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To develop gradually into a different or more complex form over time.
Evolve is the everyday word for slow, step-by-step change, whether in ideas, technology, or living things. In biology it has a precise meaning: species change across generations through natural selection. Outside biology it often suggests that the change was natural and gradual rather than planned, which separates it from words such as design or construct.
How EVOLVE is used
Very common in both science and ordinary speech; applies to ideas and plans as well as organisms.
- Small mammals began to evolve after the dinosaurs vanished.
- Her plan will evolve as the project grows.
- Languages evolve even when nobody notices.
- The simple game began to evolve into something far richer.
- Tastes evolve, so last year's fashion looks odd now.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVOLVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVOLVE
8 longer words begin with EVOLVE.
Shorter words from the letters in EVOLVE
Common questions about EVOLVE
- Is EVOLVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVOLVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVOLVE worth?
- EVOLVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVOLVE mean?
- To develop gradually into a different or more complex form over time.
- What letters can be added to EVOLVE?
- EVOLVE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EVOLVE:
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