OLIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OLIVE 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 OLIVE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLIVE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLIVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in OLIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about OLIVE
- 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 OLIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The small, oval fruit of the olive tree, eaten whole or pressed for its oil, or the tree itself; also a dull yellowish-green colour.
Olive trees have grown around the Mediterranean for thousands of years, and their fruit is harvested green and unripe or left to darken to black, then cured to remove its natural bitterness before eating. Pressed olives yield olive oil, a staple of Mediterranean cooking prized for both its flavour and its health benefits, while the tree itself has long stood as a symbol of peace. The fruit also lent its name to a muted yellowish-green colour, seen in everything from military uniforms to interior paint charts.
How OLIVE is used
A very common word, used for the fruit, the tree, the oil, and the colour, in everyday cooking, gardening and design contexts.
- She added sliced olive to the salad.
- The old olive tree shaded the courtyard for generations.
- He painted the shutters a deep olive green.
- The chef drizzled olive oil over the roasted vegetables.
- A basket of olive branches decorated the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OLIVE
The 5 tiles of OLIVE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OLIVE
9 longer words begin with OLIVE.
Words ending in OLIVE
1 words end in OLIVE. Useful as a back hook: play OLIVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with OLIVE inside
1 words contain OLIVE in the middle. Words that start with OLIVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OLIVE
Common questions about OLIVE
- Is OLIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLIVE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLIVE worth?
- OLIVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLIVE mean?
- The small, oval fruit of the olive tree, eaten whole or pressed for its oil, or the tree itself; also a dull yellowish-green colour.
- What letters can be added to OLIVE?
- OLIVE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of OLIVE:
Open OLIVE in the Word Finder