MARVY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MARVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARVY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARVY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARVY
No single letter turns MARVY into another word.
How MARVY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MARVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does MARVY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
An informal, playful shortening of marvelous, describing something wonderful or delightful.
Marvy began as a breezy, upbeat way to praise something without sounding too serious, popular in mid-twentieth-century slang. Advertisers and teenagers used marvy for anything from a new dress to a summer outing, giving the word a cheerful, exclamatory tone. Because it trims marvelous down to two bouncy syllables, marvy always carries a light, almost childish enthusiasm rather than measured approval. Today the word survives mostly as a knowing throwback, used for humorous or retro effect.
How MARVY is used
Informal and somewhat dated; heard today mainly in jokey or deliberately old-fashioned speech.
- She called the new cafe absolutely marvy after her first visit.
- What a marvy idea for a birthday surprise, he said with a grin.
- The old advertisement promised a marvy time for the whole family.
- Everything about the party was marvy, from the music to the food.
- He still says marvy when he wants to sound like an old radio host.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARVY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MARVY
Common questions about MARVY
- Is MARVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARVY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARVY worth?
- MARVY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARVY mean?
- An informal, playful shortening of marvelous, describing something wonderful or delightful.
- What letters can be added to MARVY?
- No single letter can be added to MARVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MARVY:
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