LOVIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. LOVIE 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LOVIE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOVIE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOVIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOVIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOVIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about LOVIE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 LOVIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informaldialect
A term of affectionate address for someone loved; a variant of lovey.
Lovie is used the way lovey, dear, or darling might be, as a warm and informal way of addressing someone close, whether a partner, a child, or a friend. It shows up in older letters, dialogue, and dialect speech rather than in formal writing.
How LOVIE is used
Informal and affectionate; used in speech and dialogue rather than formal writing.
- Come here, lovie, and let me fix your collar.
- She called after him, "Mind the step, lovie."
- The old woman greeted every child as lovie.
- Don't fret, lovie, everything will be fine.
- He signed the letter simply, "Yours, lovie."
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOVIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOVIE
The 5 tiles of LOVIE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LOVIE
3 longer words begin with LOVIE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOVIE
Common questions about LOVIE
- Is LOVIE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LOVIE is not in it.
- How many points is LOVIE worth?
- LOVIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOVIE mean?
- A term of affectionate address for someone loved; a variant of lovey.
- What letters can be added to LOVIE?
- LOVIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOVIE:
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