GRIVET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GRIVET 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 GRIVET?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIVET is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIVET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grivetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIVET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRIVET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does GRIVET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small African monkey with olive-green fur, a white belly and a black face framed by white tufts.
The grivet lives in the savanna and woodland of north-eastern Africa, from the upper Nile to Ethiopia, and spends its day foraging in troops both on the ground and in trees. It belongs to the guenon group and is closely related to the vervet. The grivet was familiar to the ancient Egyptians, who kept it and depicted it in their art.
How GRIVET is used
A zoological term, met in nature writing, zoo guides and word games.
- A grivet sat on the branch and watched the travellers pass.
- The white tufts beside its cheeks make the grivet easy to recognise.
- Every grivet in the troop scattered when the eagle appeared.
- She photographed a grivet near the river bank.
- The old tomb painting shows a grivet climbing a fig tree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIVET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIVET
1 longer words begin with GRIVET.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIVET
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Common questions about GRIVET
- Is GRIVET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIVET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIVET worth?
- GRIVET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIVET mean?
- A small African monkey with olive-green fur, a white belly and a black face framed by white tufts.
- What letters can be added to GRIVET?
- GRIVET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRIVET:
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