GREAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GREAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREAVE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GREAVE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREAVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREAVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GREAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,745.
What does GREAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A plate of armour strapped over the shin, usually worn in pairs below the knee in ancient and medieval warfare.
A greave was strapped over the front of the leg between knee and ankle, usually as part of a full suit. Ancient Greek soldiers wore them in bronze, and medieval knights wore steel versions. The word is most often seen in the plural, greaves, in histories and in descriptions of armour.
How GREAVE is used
Historical term used when describing armour and ancient warfare.
- The soldier tightened the strap of his bronze greave.
- A single greave was found in the burial mound.
- The museum shows a knight's greave beside his helmet.
- Without a greave, the blow would have broken his leg.
- He polished the greave until it shone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GREAVE
The 6 tiles of GREAVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GREAVE
2 longer words begin with GREAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in GREAVE
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Common questions about GREAVE
- Is GREAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREAVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREAVE worth?
- GREAVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREAVE mean?
- A plate of armour strapped over the shin, usually worn in pairs below the knee in ancient and medieval warfare.
- What letters can be added to GREAVE?
- GREAVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GREAVE:
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