LIVRE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LIVRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIVRE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIVRE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIVRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
livresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIVRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LIVRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about LIVRE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIVRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A unit of currency used in France before the franc replaced it, roughly equivalent to a pound in value and divided into twenty sols.
France used the livre as its standard money of account for centuries, from the medieval period until the Revolutionary government replaced it with the franc in 1795. Like the British pound, the livre started out tied to a pound weight of silver, and it kept the same twenty-to-one relationship with the smaller sol that the pound once had with the shilling. Historians and translators of French documents still meet the term when working with prices, wages and taxes recorded before the franc took over.
How LIVRE is used
A historical term met mainly in accounts of French history and in translations of pre-Revolutionary French documents.
- The merchant recorded the sale in livres.
- A skilled worker might earn two livres a day.
- The historian converted the old livre prices into modern currency.
- Taxes were once assessed in livres and sols.
- The register listed rents in livres from the previous century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIVRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIVRE
The 5 tiles of LIVRE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with LIVRE
1 longer words begin with LIVRE.
Shorter words from the letters in LIVRE
Common questions about LIVRE
- Is LIVRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIVRE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIVRE worth?
- LIVRE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIVRE mean?
- A unit of currency used in France before the franc replaced it, roughly equivalent to a pound in value and divided into twenty sols.
- What letters can be added to LIVRE?
- LIVRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LIVRE:
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