IVY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. IVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IVY?
| 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 IVY is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IVY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IVY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in IVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does IVY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A climbing evergreen plant with dark lobed leaves.
Ivy climbs by short roots that grip rather than bore, so it does not harm sound masonry — what it harms is anything already loose. It flowers in autumn when almost nothing else does, which makes an old ivy the busiest thing in a garden through October.
How IVY is used
Uncountable and countable: ivy on the wall, two ivies.
- The ivy had lifted the guttering away from the wall.
- Ivy in flower is loud with insects in October.
- They cut the ivy back and found the window behind it.
- An ivy that old has a stem like a small tree.
- Ivy grips sound stone and destroys loose stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IVY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IVY
2 longer words begin with IVY.
Words ending in IVY
7 words end in IVY. Useful as a back hook: play IVY onto a word already on the board.
Words with IVY inside
4 words contain IVY in the middle. Words that start with IVY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IVY
Common questions about IVY
- Is IVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IVY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IVY worth?
- IVY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IVY mean?
- A climbing evergreen plant with dark lobed leaves.
- What letters can be added to IVY?
- IVY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of IVY:
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