SERVICE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SERVICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERVICE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERVICE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERVICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERVICE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SERVICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does SERVICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Work done for others, or an organised system that supplies a public need.
Service can mean help given in a shop, a religious ceremony, or a bus or train line. As a verb it also covers the routine maintenance of a car or machine.
How SERVICE is used
The word service is one of the most common and flexible nouns in English.
- The service at the restaurant was excellent.
- The bus service runs every ten minutes.
- He attended the evening service at the church.
- The car is due for its annual service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERVICE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERVICE
The 7 tiles of SERVICE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SERVICE
16 longer words begin with SERVICE.
Shorter words from the letters in SERVICE
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Common questions about SERVICE
- Is SERVICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERVICE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERVICE worth?
- SERVICE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERVICE mean?
- Work done for others, or an organised system that supplies a public need.
- What letters can be added to SERVICE?
- SERVICE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SERVICE:
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