SAVVY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAVVY 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 SAVVY?
| 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 SAVVY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAVVY
No single letter turns SAVVY into another word.
How SAVVY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAVVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does SAVVY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Practical knowledge and shrewd understanding, especially the kind gained through experience rather than formal study.
Savvy describes a practical sharpness that lets a person read a situation quickly and act on it effectively, whether in business, politics, or everyday dealings. It differs from bookish knowledge in being tied to experience and instinct rather than theory, so a person can have plenty of savvy without much formal education. The word also works as an adjective, as in a savvy investor, and informally as a verb meaning to understand, though the noun use is by far the most common today. Its origin traces back through pidgin English to Portuguese and Spanish words meaning to know.
How SAVVY is used
Informal, common in business and political commentary as well as everyday speech.
- Her political savvy helped her win over skeptical voters.
- It took real business savvy to turn the failing shop around.
- He lacked the street savvy to spot an obvious scam.
- Their marketing savvy explained the sudden jump in sales.
- She relied on years of savvy rather than any formal training.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAVVY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAVVY
1 longer words begin with SAVVY.
Shorter words from the letters in SAVVY
Common questions about SAVVY
- Is SAVVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAVVY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAVVY worth?
- SAVVY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAVVY mean?
- Practical knowledge and shrewd understanding, especially the kind gained through experience rather than formal study.
- What letters can be added to SAVVY?
- No single letter can be added to SAVVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAVVY:
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