JARVEY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. JARVEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JARVEY?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JARVEY is to know. It scores 19 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JARVEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jarveysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JARVEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JARVEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does JARVEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
The driver of a horse-drawn hackney carriage, especially in Ireland.
In Irish towns, a jarvey takes tourists around in a jaunting car and often tells stories along the way. The word is traditional and carries a friendly, local flavour. Outside Ireland it is rarely heard.
How JARVEY is used
Used in Irish English and in travel writing about Ireland.
- The jarvey pointed out the lakes as the horse trotted on.
- A cheerful jarvey waited outside the station.
- We paid the jarvey and stepped down from the carriage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JARVEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JARVEY
1 longer words begin with JARVEY.
Shorter words from the letters in JARVEY
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Common questions about JARVEY
- Is JARVEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JARVEY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JARVEY worth?
- JARVEY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JARVEY mean?
- The driver of a horse-drawn hackney carriage, especially in Ireland.
- What letters can be added to JARVEY?
- JARVEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JARVEY:
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