SEV is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SEV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEV?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEV is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sevsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEV scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SEV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does SEV mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A crisp Indian snack of thin fried strands made from gram flour.
The dough is pressed through a plate of small holes straight into hot oil, so the thickness is set by the size of the hole and every household has a favourite. Sev goes on top of other things far more often than it is eaten alone: it is the crunch scattered over chaat, and a bowl of it stands on the table at Diwali.
How SEV is used
Uncountable: a handful of sev, sprinkled with sev. Thicker grades carry their own names.
- A handful of sev went over the top of each plate.
- The sev had gone soft in the damp.
- She makes sev at home and everyone else buys it.
- Chaat without sev is missing its best part.
- Two kinds of sev sat in jars on the counter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEV
Showing 24 of 50 words that begin with SEV.
Words with SEV inside
Showing 24 of 61 words that contain SEV somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SEV are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEV
Common questions about SEV
- Is SEV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEV, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEV worth?
- SEV is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEV mean?
- A crisp Indian snack of thin fried strands made from gram flour.
- What letters can be added to SEV?
- SEV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SEV:
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