HOVER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HOVER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOVER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOVER is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOVER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOVER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOVER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does HOVER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remain suspended in one place in the air, or to linger close by in an uncertain or watchful manner.
A bird, a helicopter or an insect that can hover holds itself steady in the air rather than drifting forward, which takes constant small adjustments of wing or rotor. The same word describes a person who does not commit to leaving or approaching, but stays uneasily near a place or a decision. On a screen, a cursor can also hover over an item without clicking it.
How HOVER is used
A common everyday word, used both literally of flight and figuratively of people who linger or waver.
- The kestrel seemed to hover motionless above the field.
- A worried aunt tends to hover near the sickroom door.
- Prices continued to hover just below last year's level.
- Move the pointer to hover over the icon and read its label.
- Smoke began to hover over the valley at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOVER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOVER
16 longer words begin with HOVER.
Words ending in HOVER
6 words end in HOVER. Useful as a back hook: play HOVER onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOVER inside
6 words contain HOVER in the middle. Words that start with HOVER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOVER
Common questions about HOVER
- Is HOVER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOVER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOVER worth?
- HOVER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOVER mean?
- To remain suspended in one place in the air, or to linger close by in an uncertain or watchful manner.
- What letters can be added to HOVER?
- HOVER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOVER:
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