SEVERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SEVERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEVERAL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEVERAL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEVERAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
severalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEVERAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SEVERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What stands out about SEVERAL
- The same 7 tiles also spell 4 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 SEVERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
More than two but not a great number.
Several sits between a few and many, and speakers use it when the exact count does not matter. In older or legal English it can also mean separate or individual, as in several liability.
How SEVERAL is used
Several comes before plural nouns and is very common in speech and writing.
- Several guests arrived before the host.
- I have called him several times today.
- The report lists several causes of the delay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEVERAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEVERAL
The 7 tiles of SEVERAL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SEVERAL
5 longer words begin with SEVERAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SEVERAL
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Common questions about SEVERAL
- Is SEVERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEVERAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEVERAL worth?
- SEVERAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEVERAL mean?
- More than two but not a great number.
- What letters can be added to SEVERAL?
- SEVERAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SEVERAL:
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