RIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIVE?
| 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 RIVE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about RIVE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To split something apart along its length or grain, as timber is cleaved or rock is riven by cracks.
This verb describes wood, rock, or fabric being wrenched into separate pieces, often violently. Writers also use rive figuratively, as when sorrow is said to rive someone with anguish.
How RIVE is used
Mostly literary; the past tense often appears as rived.
- Lightning can rive an ancient oak in a single strike.
- The old timbers begin to rive under sustained pressure.
- A grief so deep may rive the strongest heart.
- Storms rive the cliffs along this stretch of coast.
- Years of neglect rived the barn roof apart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIVE
The 4 tiles of RIVE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RIVE
Showing 24 of 60 words that begin with RIVE.
Words ending in RIVE
Showing 24 of 26 words that end in RIVE. Useful as a back hook: play RIVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIVE inside
Showing 24 of 154 words that contain RIVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIVE
Common questions about RIVE
- Is RIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIVE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIVE worth?
- RIVE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIVE mean?
- To split something apart along its length or grain, as timber is cleaved or rock is riven by cracks.
- What letters can be added to RIVE?
- RIVE takes 7 hooks: 1 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RIVE:
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