SALVO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SALVO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALVO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALVO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALVO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALVO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SALVO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does SALVO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A simultaneous or rapid discharge of a number of guns or other weapons; more loosely, a burst of criticism, applause, or argument delivered all at once.
On a battlefield or warship a salvo lets a whole battery fire together for greater effect than single, scattered shots, and the word later carried over into celebration, where a salvo of cannon can mark a salute or victory. Writers and speakers borrowed the same image for words, so a salvo of questions or a salvo of criticism means several points fired off together rather than spread out over time. The plural is either salvos or salvoes, and both spellings appear in print.
How SALVO is used
Used literally of gunfire and figuratively of a rapid burst of criticism, argument, or applause.
- The warship fired a salvo at the approaching enemy vessel.
- A salvo of fireworks lit up the harbor at midnight.
- The critic opened her review with a salvo aimed at the director.
- Cannons fired a salvo to salute the arriving general.
- His speech drew a salvo of applause from the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALVO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALVO
The 5 tiles of SALVO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SALVO
6 longer words begin with SALVO.
Shorter words from the letters in SALVO
Common questions about SALVO
- Is SALVO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALVO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALVO worth?
- SALVO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALVO mean?
- A simultaneous or rapid discharge of a number of guns or other weapons; more loosely, a burst of criticism, applause, or argument delivered all at once.
- What letters can be added to SALVO?
- SALVO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SALVO:
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