PEEVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PEEVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEEVE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEEVE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEEVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEEVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PEEVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,554.
What does PEEVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To irritate or annoy someone, typically over a small or minor matter.
People rarely use peeve for major offenses; it fits small, recurring irritations, the kind of thing that grates a little every time it happens rather than causing real anger. The related noun a peeve, especially in the phrase pet peeve, names exactly that kind of personal, minor annoyance, such as being peeved by someone who chews loudly or leaves a cabinet door open. The word likely developed from peevish, an older adjective for someone easily irritated or bad-tempered.
How PEEVE is used
Informal; common in casual speech, especially in the noun phrase pet peeve for a small, personal annoyance.
- Slow walkers on a narrow sidewalk always peeve him.
- It tends to peeve her when people interrupt mid-sentence.
- Being kept waiting without an explanation would peeve almost anyone.
- Loud chewing is enough to peeve some people at every meal.
- Nothing seemed to peeve the manager quite like a late report.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEEVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEEVE
4 longer words begin with PEEVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEEVE
Common questions about PEEVE
- Is PEEVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEEVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEEVE worth?
- PEEVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEEVE mean?
- To irritate or annoy someone, typically over a small or minor matter.
- What letters can be added to PEEVE?
- PEEVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PEEVE:
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