MANOEUVRE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MANOEUVRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANOEUVRE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANOEUVRE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANOEUVRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANOEUVRE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MANOEUVRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANOEUVRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MANOEUVRE
- MANOEUVRE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MANOEUVRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To move or guide something skilfully and carefully, or to act cleverly to gain an advantage.
Drivers manoeuvre a lorry into a tight space, and soldiers manoeuvre across a battlefield. In politics the word often hints at cunning, as when someone manoeuvres rivals out of the way.
How MANOEUVRE is used
The standard British spelling; the American one is maneuver.
- She had to manoeuvre the car into a narrow parking space.
- The captain tried to manoeuvre the ship away from the rocks.
- He managed to manoeuvre himself into a position of power.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANOEUVRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MANOEUVRE
The 9 tiles of MANOEUVRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MANOEUVRE
4 longer words begin with MANOEUVRE.
Shorter words from the letters in MANOEUVRE
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Common questions about MANOEUVRE
- Is MANOEUVRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANOEUVRE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANOEUVRE worth?
- MANOEUVRE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANOEUVRE mean?
- To move or guide something skilfully and carefully, or to act cleverly to gain an advantage.
- What letters can be added to MANOEUVRE?
- MANOEUVRE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MANOEUVRE:
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