HALVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HALVE 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 HALVE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HALVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does HALVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To divide something into two equal parts, or to reduce something by half.
To halve an object usually means cutting or splitting it physically down the middle, as when a cook halves an apple before coring it. The word also works more abstractly, as when a company halves its costs or a runner halves her previous time, meaning the amount drops to fifty percent of what it was. In golf, players use halve in a narrower sense, meaning to tie a hole by taking the same number of strokes as an opponent.
How HALVE is used
Common in everyday cooking and general writing, with a specialized sporting sense in golf.
- She halved the orange before squeezing the juice.
- The company managed to halve its energy costs last year.
- He halved the recipe since he was only cooking for one.
- The two golfers halved the final hole with matching pars.
- Cutting the commute time would halve his daily travel stress.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALVE
4 longer words begin with HALVE.
Words with HALVE inside
2 words contain HALVE in the middle. Words that start with HALVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HALVE
Common questions about HALVE
- Is HALVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALVE worth?
- HALVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALVE mean?
- To divide something into two equal parts, or to reduce something by half.
- What letters can be added to HALVE?
- HALVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HALVE:
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