JIVY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JIVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JIVY?
| 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 JIVY is to know. It scores 17 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIVY
No single letter turns JIVY into another word.
How JIVY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JIVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What stands out about JIVY
- JIVY scores 17 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JIVY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slanginformal
Lively and jazzy in style; an informal variant of jivey.
Something jivy has the energetic, swinging feel associated with jive music and dance, whether it is a tune, an outfit, or a whole atmosphere. The word is simply a shortened spelling of jivey, both drawn from jive.
How JIVY is used
Informal slang tied to jazz and swing culture.
- The band played a jivy little number to open the set.
- Her jivy dance moves lit up the floor.
- The advert used a jivy jingle to catch attention.
- He wore a jivy suit to match the swing music.
- The club had a jivy atmosphere every Friday night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIVY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in JIVY
Common questions about JIVY
- Is JIVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIVY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIVY worth?
- JIVY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIVY mean?
- Lively and jazzy in style; an informal variant of jivey.
- What letters can be added to JIVY?
- No single letter can be added to JIVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JIVY:
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