GYVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GYVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYVE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYVE is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GYVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does GYVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A shackle or fetter for the legs.
Gyve is nearly always plural and belongs to poetry and old ballads, where a prisoner is in gyves. Its origin is unknown, and it may well be Celtic.
How GYVE is used
Usually plural: gyves. Archaic and literary.
- A prisoner in gyves cannot walk at any speed.
- The word gyve is nearly always used in the plural.
- A gyve is for the legs and a manacle for the wrists.
- Ballads keep gyve alive and nothing else does.
- The origin of gyve is unknown and may be Celtic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GYVE
2 longer words begin with GYVE.
Words ending in GYVE
1 words end in GYVE. Useful as a back hook: play GYVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GYVE inside
2 words contain GYVE in the middle. Words that start with GYVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GYVE
Common questions about GYVE
- Is GYVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYVE worth?
- GYVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYVE mean?
- A shackle or fetter for the legs.
- What letters can be added to GYVE?
- GYVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GYVE:
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