GARVEY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GARVEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GARVEY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GARVEY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GARVEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
garveysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GARVEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GARVEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does GARVEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small flat-bottomed boat used for work in shallow coastal waters.
A garvey is a squared-off working boat, much like a scow, built to sit low in the water and carry loads in bays and rivers. Fishermen on the American east coast used it for oysters and clams, because the flat bottom lets it move in very shallow water. The shape is simple to build, which kept it popular among local boatmen.
How GARVEY is used
Regional and technical; used in coastal fishing communities of the north-eastern United States.
- The oysterman worked from a battered garvey.
- A garvey drifted across the bay at dawn.
- He built a garvey out of cedar planks.
- The garvey carried a heavy load of clams.
- Their garvey slipped easily over the sandbar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GARVEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GARVEY
1 longer words begin with GARVEY.
Shorter words from the letters in GARVEY
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Common questions about GARVEY
- Is GARVEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GARVEY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GARVEY worth?
- GARVEY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GARVEY mean?
- A small flat-bottomed boat used for work in shallow coastal waters.
- What letters can be added to GARVEY?
- GARVEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GARVEY:
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