SALVIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SALVIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALVIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALVIA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALVIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salviasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALVIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SALVIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about SALVIA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SALVIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the sage genus, grown for its spikes of showy blue, red or purple flowers.
Salvia is the Latin name of a very large group of herbs and shrubs that includes common cooking sage. Gardeners use the word mostly for the ornamental kinds, which bring long summer colour and attract bees and hummingbirds. The name comes from the Latin for health, a nod to the old medicinal use of the plant.
How SALVIA is used
Garden term; the kitchen herb is usually just called sage.
- Bright red salvia lined the garden path.
- She planted salvia in the sunny border.
- Bees crowded around the blue salvia.
- Salvia grows well in dry, well-drained soil.
- The nursery sold several kinds of salvia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALVIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALVIA
The 6 tiles of SALVIA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SALVIA
1 longer words begin with SALVIA.
Shorter words from the letters in SALVIA
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Common questions about SALVIA
- Is SALVIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALVIA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALVIA worth?
- SALVIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALVIA mean?
- A plant of the sage genus, grown for its spikes of showy blue, red or purple flowers.
- What letters can be added to SALVIA?
- SALVIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SALVIA:
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