SERVO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SERVO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERVO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERVO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERVO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
servosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERVO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SERVO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about SERVO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 SERVO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A servomechanism, a device that uses feedback to control the position or movement of something automatically.
A servo takes a small input signal and uses it to drive a motor or actuator into a precise position, then checks its own movement and corrects any error until it matches the intended target. Engineers build a servo into robotics, model aircraft, and industrial machinery wherever a part needs to move to an exact angle or position rather than simply turn on or off. The word servo is often shortened from servo motor or servomechanism in everyday technical speech. Outside technical use, servo is also informal Australian and New Zealand slang for a service station, a completely unrelated sense.
How SERVO is used
A technical term in engineering and robotics; the fuel-station sense is separate and informal.
- The robot arm relies on a small servo to bend at the elbow.
- Each wing flap on the model plane is controlled by its own servo.
- Engineers tested the servo's response time before installing it.
- A faulty servo caused the camera to drift off target.
- The kit included six servos for building a simple robotic hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERVO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERVO
The 5 tiles of SERVO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SERVO
8 longer words begin with SERVO.
Words with SERVO inside
4 words contain SERVO in the middle. Words that start with SERVO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SERVO
Common questions about SERVO
- Is SERVO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERVO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERVO worth?
- SERVO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERVO mean?
- A servomechanism, a device that uses feedback to control the position or movement of something automatically.
- What letters can be added to SERVO?
- SERVO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SERVO:
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