PROVISO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PROVISO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROVISO?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROVISO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROVISO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROVISO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PROVISO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does PROVISO mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A clause or condition attached to an agreement, which limits or qualifies what has been agreed.
In contracts and laws a proviso often begins with the word provided and narrows a rule that was stated broadly. Outside legal writing people use it when they agree to something but set one firm condition first.
How PROVISO is used
Common in legal and business writing, often in the phrase with the proviso that.
- She accepted the job with the proviso that she could work from home.
- The lease contains a proviso about subletting the flat.
- Every grant came with a proviso requiring a yearly report.
- He agreed, but only with one proviso.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROVISO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROVISO
6 longer words begin with PROVISO.
Shorter words from the letters in PROVISO
Showing 40 of 64. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PROVISO
- Is PROVISO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROVISO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROVISO worth?
- PROVISO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROVISO mean?
- A clause or condition attached to an agreement, which limits or qualifies what has been agreed.
- What letters can be added to PROVISO?
- PROVISO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PROVISO:
Open PROVISO in the Word Finder