SELVEDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SELVEDGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELVEDGE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELVEDGE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELVEDGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELVEDGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SELVEDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELVEDGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SELVEDGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The finished edge of woven cloth that stops it from fraying.
The selvedge runs along both sides of a bolt of fabric and is usually tighter and firmer than the rest. Denim lovers prize selvedge jeans, where the edge shows on the outer seam.
How SELVEDGE is used
Used in sewing, weaving and denim talk; selvage is the American spelling.
- Cut away the selvedge before you sew the panels together.
- A red thread ran along the selvedge of the denim.
- The weaver checked that the selvedge was straight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELVEDGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SELVEDGE
2 longer words begin with SELVEDGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SELVEDGE
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Common questions about SELVEDGE
- Is SELVEDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELVEDGE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELVEDGE worth?
- SELVEDGE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELVEDGE mean?
- The finished edge of woven cloth that stops it from fraying.
- What letters can be added to SELVEDGE?
- SELVEDGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SELVEDGE:
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