RIVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RIVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIVEN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIVEN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIVEN
Front hooks — 1
drivenBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RIVEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RIVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does RIVEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Violently split, torn apart, or divided, especially as a result of intense conflict or force.
Riven survives today mainly as an adjective describing something torn apart by powerful, often destructive forces, whether literal, like riven rock, or figurative, like a country riven by civil war. The word comes from the old verb rive, meaning to tear or split violently, which is now rarely used outside this adjectival form. Riven carries a stronger, more dramatic tone than simple divided or split, suggesting deep and often lasting damage.
How RIVEN is used
Mostly literary or journalistic, frequently used with by to specify the cause, as in riven by scandal or riven by war.
- The nation remained riven by decades of civil conflict.
- Lightning left the old oak riven down its trunk.
- The party was riven with disagreement over the new policy.
- Grief left the family riven and unable to speak to one another.
- Cliffs riven by centuries of frost lined the narrow valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIVEN
The 5 tiles of RIVEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in RIVEN
17 words end in RIVEN. Useful as a back hook: play RIVEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIVEN inside
9 words contain RIVEN in the middle. Words that start with RIVEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIVEN
Common questions about RIVEN
- Is RIVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIVEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIVEN worth?
- RIVEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIVEN mean?
- Violently split, torn apart, or divided, especially as a result of intense conflict or force.
- What letters can be added to RIVEN?
- RIVEN takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RIVEN:
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