SERVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SERVAL 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 SERVAL?
| 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 SERVAL 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 SERVAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
servalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERVAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SERVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about SERVAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 SERVAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A slender African wild cat with long legs, big ears and a tawny coat marked with black spots.
The serval hunts in tall grass, using its large ears to locate rodents and birds and then leaping high to pounce. It is about the size of a medium dog, with the longest legs of any cat relative to its body. The name reached English through French and Portuguese from a South American Indigenous word originally applied to another cat.
How SERVAL is used
Used in zoology and nature writing.
- The serval sprang straight up to catch the bird.
- A serval looks a little like a small, spotted cheetah.
- Visitors spotted a serval in the dry grass at dusk.
- The zoo has a pair of serval cats in the savanna exhibit.
- Its huge ears help the serval find prey it cannot see.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERVAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERVAL
The 6 tiles of SERVAL in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SERVAL
1 longer words begin with SERVAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SERVAL
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Common questions about SERVAL
- Is SERVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERVAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERVAL worth?
- SERVAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERVAL mean?
- A slender African wild cat with long legs, big ears and a tawny coat marked with black spots.
- What letters can be added to SERVAL?
- SERVAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SERVAL:
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