OLIVER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. OLIVER 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OLIVER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLIVER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLIVER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oliversChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLIVER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OLIVER, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about OLIVER
- The same 6 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 OLIVER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalhistorical
A small tilt hammer worked by a foot treadle, once used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers.
An oliver let a smith strike metal with a heavy hammer while keeping both hands free to hold and turn the workpiece, since the swing of the hammer was controlled by pressing a foot pedal. Small forges and toolmaking shops relied on the oliver before mechanised power hammers became common.
How OLIVER is used
Used in the history of blacksmithing and toolmaking rather than everyday speech.
- The smith worked the oliver with his foot while shaping the blade.
- The museum display included a restored oliver from a nineteenth-century forge.
- Apprentices first learned to time their strikes with the oliver.
- The workshop still uses an oliver for small, repetitive forging jobs.
- He rigged a new spring to make the old oliver easier to pump.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLIVER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OLIVER
The 6 tiles of OLIVER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with OLIVER
1 longer words begin with OLIVER.
Shorter words from the letters in OLIVER
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Common questions about OLIVER
- Is OLIVER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OLIVER is not in it.
- How many points is OLIVER worth?
- OLIVER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLIVER mean?
- A small tilt hammer worked by a foot treadle, once used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers.
- What letters can be added to OLIVER?
- OLIVER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OLIVER:
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