SCRIVENER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCRIVENER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCRIVENER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRIVENER is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRIVENER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scrivenersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCRIVENER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCRIVENER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRIVENER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCRIVENER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A professional copyist or clerk who wrote out documents, letters and legal papers by hand.
Before printing and typewriters, the scrivener was the person people hired to draw up contracts and deeds. Some scriveners also arranged loans, so the word could mean a kind of money broker too. Melville made the type famous with his story of Bartleby.
How SCRIVENER is used
Historical or literary; now seldom used of real jobs.
- The scrivener copied the will in neat black ink.
- A town scrivener wrote letters for those who could not write.
- He worked for years as a scrivener in a London law office.
- The scrivener sharpened his quill before beginning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRIVENER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCRIVENER
3 longer words begin with SCRIVENER.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRIVENER
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Common questions about SCRIVENER
- Is SCRIVENER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIVENER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRIVENER worth?
- SCRIVENER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRIVENER mean?
- A professional copyist or clerk who wrote out documents, letters and legal papers by hand.
- What letters can be added to SCRIVENER?
- SCRIVENER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCRIVENER:
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