OVEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. OVEL 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OVEL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OVEL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OVEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OVEL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about OVEL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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
Anagrams of OVEL
The 4 tiles of OVEL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OVEL
1 longer words begin with OVEL.
Words ending in OVEL
7 words end in OVEL. Useful as a back hook: play OVEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with OVEL inside
Showing 24 of 134 words that contain OVEL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OVEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OVEL
Common questions about OVEL
- Is OVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OVEL is not in it.
- How many points is OVEL worth?
- OVEL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OVEL?
- OVEL takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OVEL:
Open OVEL in the Word Finder