HOVEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOVEN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOVEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOVEN is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOVEN
No single letter turns HOVEN into another word.
How HOVEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does HOVEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicaldialect
Affected by hoove, a bloating disease that strikes cattle and sheep after they graze on rich pasture.
Farmers call an animal hoven when gas builds up in its stomach faster than it can be released, often after it has eaten too much young clover or other lush feed. Left untreated, hoven cattle can suffer serious, sometimes fatal, bloating.
How HOVEN is used
Used in agricultural and veterinary contexts.
- The vet was called out to treat a hoven cow before nightfall.
- Farmers watch young clover fields closely to avoid hoven sheep.
- A hoven animal needs relief quickly or the bloating turns dangerous.
- He noticed the hoven symptoms just in time to call for help.
- The old manual explained how to recognize a hoven beast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOVEN
Common questions about HOVEN
- Is HOVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOVEN is not in it.
- How many points is HOVEN worth?
- HOVEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOVEN mean?
- Affected by hoove, a bloating disease that strikes cattle and sheep after they graze on rich pasture.
- What letters can be added to HOVEN?
- No single letter can be added to HOVEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOVEN:
Open HOVEN in the Word Finder