RIVET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RIVET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIVET?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIVET is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIVET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIVET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RIVET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does RIVET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short metal pin or bolt with a head at one end, used to fasten metal plates or other materials together by hammering or pressing the plain end flat.
A rivet joins two pieces of material by passing through matching holes and then having its plain end flattened or rolled to form a second head, locking the plates permanently together. Riveting was the standard method for building ships, bridges, and aircraft before welding and modern bolting largely replaced it in many industries. The related verb to rivet also means to hold someone's attention completely, as in a story that rivets the reader.
How RIVET is used
Countable noun for the fastener; the verb rivet is also common in the figurative sense of holding attention completely.
- Workers hammered each rivet into place along the hull.
- The old bridge is held together by thousands of steel rivets.
- A single loose rivet can weaken an entire panel.
- The plot riveted her from the very first chapter.
- Engineers inspected every rivet for signs of corrosion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIVET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RIVET
9 longer words begin with RIVET.
Words ending in RIVET
4 words end in RIVET. Useful as a back hook: play RIVET onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIVET inside
12 words contain RIVET in the middle. Words that start with RIVET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIVET
Common questions about RIVET
- Is RIVET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIVET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIVET worth?
- RIVET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIVET mean?
- A short metal pin or bolt with a head at one end, used to fasten metal plates or other materials together by hammering or pressing the plain end flat.
- What letters can be added to RIVET?
- RIVET takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RIVET:
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