RESOLVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RESOLVE 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 RESOLVE?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESOLVE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESOLVE
Front hooks — 1
presolveChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESOLVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RESOLVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 157,903.
What does RESOLVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a firm decision to do something, or to find an answer to a problem or dispute.
Resolve has two familiar uses: a person resolves to act, and a problem or quarrel gets resolved. In music a discord resolves when it moves to a pleasant chord, and a symptom resolves when it fades away. The noun resolve means determination.
How RESOLVE is used
Resolve is common in general writing, with a to-clause for decisions and a direct object for problems and disputes.
- They met for hours to resolve the dispute over the fence.
- He will resolve to quit smoking before the new year.
- The doctor expects the rash to resolve on its own within a week.
- The final chord helps the tension resolve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESOLVE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESOLVE
9 longer words begin with RESOLVE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESOLVE
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Common questions about RESOLVE
- Is RESOLVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESOLVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESOLVE worth?
- RESOLVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESOLVE mean?
- To make a firm decision to do something, or to find an answer to a problem or dispute.
- What letters can be added to RESOLVE?
- RESOLVE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RESOLVE:
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