REVILEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. REVILEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REVILEMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REVILEMENT is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REVILEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
revilementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REVILEMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in REVILEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REVILEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REVILEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalliterary
Abusive, scornful language aimed at a person, or the act of attacking someone with it.
Revilement is harsher than criticism and closer to open contempt. It names both the speech and the act of heaping it on a target. Historical writing uses it for the public abuse suffered by prophets, reformers, or defeated leaders.
How REVILEMENT is used
Revilement is found in formal and literary writing about scorn, slander, and public abuse.
- The senator endured weeks of revilement in the press.
- He answered their revilement with silence.
- Revilement of the losing side continued long after the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REVILEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REVILEMENT
1 longer words begin with REVILEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in REVILEMENT
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Common questions about REVILEMENT
- Is REVILEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REVILEMENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REVILEMENT worth?
- REVILEMENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REVILEMENT mean?
- Abusive, scornful language aimed at a person, or the act of attacking someone with it.
- What letters can be added to REVILEMENT?
- REVILEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of REVILEMENT:
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