JARVIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. JARVIES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
j8a1r1v4i1e1s1
Depends on the listJARVIES · 7 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 343,098odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept JARVIES?
| 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: 57 / 100
57WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.43
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.14%
Our own measure of how useful JARVIES is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JARVIES
No single letter turns JARVIES into another word.
How JARVIES scores
Scrabble j8a1r1v4i1e1s1 17
Words with Friends j10a1r1v5i1e1s1 20
Face value of the 7 tiles in JARVIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
Shorter words from the letters in JARVIES
jarvie16 jivers16 aivers9 varies9 jiver15 jives15 ajies12 rajes12 aiver8 avers8 avise8 raves8 rivas8 rives8 saver8 siver8 vaire8 vairs8 vares8 versa8 viers8 vires8 aesir5 arise5 raise5 reais5 serai5 jive14 ajis11 jars11 aver7 aves7 avis7 rave7 ravs7 revs7 riva7 rive7 save7 vaes7
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Common questions about JARVIES
- Is JARVIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JARVIES is not in it.
- How many points is JARVIES worth?
- JARVIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JARVIES?
- No single letter can be added to JARVIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JARVIES:
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