GUV is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GUV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUV?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUV is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guvsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUV scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GUV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,738.
What does GUV mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A form of address to a man, especially an employer.
Guv is clipped from governor and belongs to London: a cab driver says it, and so does anybody serving somebody they do not know. It manages to be friendly and faintly ironic at the same time, which is a great deal for one syllable to carry.
How GUV is used
Direct address: thanks, guv. Chiefly British.
- Where to, guv?
- He calls everybody guv and means nothing by it.
- The word guv is polite and slightly amused at once.
- A guv in that trade is whoever is paying.
- Nobody has called him guv since he sold the firm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GUV
The 3 tiles of GUV in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GUV
1 longer words begin with GUV.
Shorter words from the letters in GUV
Common questions about GUV
- Is GUV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUV, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUV worth?
- GUV is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUV mean?
- A form of address to a man, especially an employer.
- What letters can be added to GUV?
- GUV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GUV:
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