LUV is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LUV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUV?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUV is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
luvsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUV scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LUV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does LUV mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Love — used as a form of address in Britain.
Luv is spelled this way to mark the address rather than the feeling: nobody writes it meaning the emotion. It belongs to shops, markets and buses across the north and the midlands, and it is said to strangers of any age at all.
How LUV is used
Direct address only. Chiefly northern British.
- That will be two pounds, luv.
- She calls every customer luv and always has.
- The spelling luv marks the address and not the feeling.
- A luv from a bus driver is not familiarity.
- Nobody writes luv when they mean the emotion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUV
10 longer words begin with LUV.
Words with LUV inside
Showing 24 of 92 words that contain LUV somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LUV are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LUV
Common questions about LUV
- Is LUV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUV, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUV worth?
- LUV is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUV mean?
- Love — used as a form of address in Britain.
- What letters can be added to LUV?
- LUV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LUV:
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