RECEIVALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. RECEIVALS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
r1e1c3e1i1v4a1l1s1
Depends on the listRECEIVALS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept RECEIVALS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful RECEIVALS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECEIVALS
No single letter turns RECEIVALS into another word.
How RECEIVALS scores
Scrabble r1e1c3e1i1v4a1l1s1 14
Words with Friends r1e1c4e1i1v5a1l2s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in RECEIVALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECEIVALS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RECEIVALS
calivers13 cavilers13 cervelas13 claviers13 cleavers13 receival13 versicle13 visceral13 velarise11 escalier10 caliver12 calvers12 carvels12 carvies12 caviers12 caviler12 clavers12 clavier12 clavies12 cleaver12 cleaves12 clivers12 scravel12 scrieve12 service12 valeric12 varices12 velaric12 vesicae12 vesical12 vesicle12 viscera12 laveers10 leavers10 leavier10 leviers10 relives10 reveals10 reviles10 revisal10
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Common questions about RECEIVALS
- Is RECEIVALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RECEIVALS is not in it.
- How many points is RECEIVALS worth?
- RECEIVALS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RECEIVALS?
- No single letter can be added to RECEIVALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RECEIVALS:
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