RELEVE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RELEVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELEVE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELEVE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELEVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
relevesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RELEVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RELEVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,884.
What does RELEVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ballet movement in which the dancer rises up onto the tips of the toes or the balls of the feet.
The word is French for raised, and in a ballet class a releve is one of the first things taught at the barre. A dancer lowers into a bend of the knees and then lifts the heels off the floor in a smooth rise. In ecology the same word names a small sample plot of vegetation that is recorded and analysed to stand for a wider area.
How RELEVE is used
Ballet term in studios and dance writing; the plant-survey sense is specialist.
- The teacher asked for a slow releve in first position.
- Her releve was steady even on one leg.
- Beginners practise the releve at the barre.
- He held the releve for eight counts.
- The botanist recorded each releve on a printed form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELEVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RELEVE
1 longer words begin with RELEVE.
Shorter words from the letters in RELEVE
Common questions about RELEVE
- Is RELEVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELEVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELEVE worth?
- RELEVE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELEVE mean?
- A ballet movement in which the dancer rises up onto the tips of the toes or the balls of the feet.
- What letters can be added to RELEVE?
- RELEVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RELEVE:
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