SALVAGEE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SALVAGEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALVAGEE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALVAGEE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALVAGEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salvageesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALVAGEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SALVAGEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALVAGEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALVAGEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A rope strap made of strands wound round and round, used as a stopper or sling on a ship.
Sailors braid a salvagee from rope yarns so it can hold a heavy block or ease a strain on rigging. The word belongs to the old vocabulary of sailing ships.
How SALVAGEE is used
A nautical term, found in seamanship manuals and sea stories.
- The bosun made a salvagee to hold the block.
- A salvagee of tarred rope steadied the load.
- The old manual explains how to splice a salvagee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALVAGEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALVAGEE
1 longer words begin with SALVAGEE.
Shorter words from the letters in SALVAGEE
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Common questions about SALVAGEE
- Is SALVAGEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALVAGEE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALVAGEE worth?
- SALVAGEE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALVAGEE mean?
- A rope strap made of strands wound round and round, used as a stopper or sling on a ship.
- What letters can be added to SALVAGEE?
- SALVAGEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SALVAGEE:
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