HOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOVE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOVE is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does HOVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To heave — the past form, chiefly nautical.
Hove survives almost only in two phrases: a ship hove to, and something hove into view. The ordinary past of the verb is regular, and this form is kept for the sea.
How HOVE is used
Past tense of heave in nautical senses only.
- The ship hove to and waited for the tide.
- The word hove is kept for nautical use only.
- Something hove into view an hour before dawn.
- The ordinary past of the verb is regular and hove is not.
- Two ships hove to in the same anchorage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOVE
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with HOVE.
Words ending in HOVE
4 words end in HOVE. Useful as a back hook: play HOVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOVE inside
Showing 24 of 44 words that contain HOVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOVE
Common questions about HOVE
- Is HOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOVE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOVE worth?
- HOVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOVE mean?
- To heave — the past form, chiefly nautical.
- What letters can be added to HOVE?
- HOVE takes 7 hooks: 1 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOVE:
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