RIVIERA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RIVIERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIVIERA?
| 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 RIVIERA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIVIERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rivierasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIVIERA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RIVIERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does RIVIERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A warm coastal region with a mild climate, popular with holidaymakers.
The Riviera first meant the shore of southern France and northern Italy, from Cannes to La Spezia. Other sunny coasts have borrowed the label for their own tourist trade. Capitalised, it points to the Mediterranean original.
How RIVIERA is used
Riviera is capitalised for the Mediterranean coast and lower-case when applied to other resort coasts.
- They rented a villa on the Italian Riviera for August.
- The film star retired to a house on the riviera.
- The town calls itself the riviera of the north.
- A riviera climate suited the palm trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIVIERA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIVIERA
The 7 tiles of RIVIERA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIVIERA
1 longer words begin with RIVIERA.
Shorter words from the letters in RIVIERA
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Common questions about RIVIERA
- Is RIVIERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIVIERA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIVIERA worth?
- RIVIERA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIVIERA mean?
- A warm coastal region with a mild climate, popular with holidaymakers.
- What letters can be added to RIVIERA?
- RIVIERA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RIVIERA:
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