SALIVARY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SALIVARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALIVARY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALIVARY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALIVARY
No single letter turns SALIVARY into another word.
How SALIVARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SALIVARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALIVARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALIVARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Of or relating to saliva, or to the glands that make and carry it.
Doctors talk about salivary glands, ducts and enzymes when they discuss how digestion begins in the mouth. A blocked salivary duct can cause painful swelling beneath the jaw.
How SALIVARY is used
Used in anatomy and medicine, and in everyday talk about the mouth.
- The salivary glands under the tongue start working at the smell of food.
- A salivary enzyme begins to break down starch while you chew.
- He was treated for an infection of a salivary duct.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALIVARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SALIVARY
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Common questions about SALIVARY
- Is SALIVARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALIVARY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALIVARY worth?
- SALIVARY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALIVARY mean?
- Of or relating to saliva, or to the glands that make and carry it.
- What letters can be added to SALIVARY?
- No single letter can be added to SALIVARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SALIVARY:
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