SHAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAVE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about SHAVE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 SHAVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove hair from the skin, usually the face or legs, by cutting it close with a razor or similar blade.
Shaving is one of the most common personal grooming routines, typically carried out with a razor, foam or gel, and sometimes an electric appliance instead of a blade. People most often shave the jaw and cheeks, though the same verb applies wherever body hair is trimmed away at the surface. It also extends to paring a thin layer from timber or other material, as a joiner might shave down the rim of a door so that it swings freely. Figuratively, cutting a number or a duration by a small margin uses the same verb, as in trimming a few seconds off a personal best time.
How SHAVE is used
An everyday word used literally for grooming and woodworking, and figuratively for small reductions in amount or time.
- He likes to shave every morning before work.
- The carpenter used a plane to shave the door until it closed smoothly.
- She managed to shave two minutes off her usual running time.
- Dad taught his son how to shave without cutting himself.
- The barber offered a hot towel shave as part of the service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAVE
The 5 tiles of SHAVE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHAVE
10 longer words begin with SHAVE.
Words ending in SHAVE
4 words end in SHAVE. Useful as a back hook: play SHAVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHAVE inside
8 words contain SHAVE in the middle. Words that start with SHAVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAVE
Common questions about SHAVE
- Is SHAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAVE worth?
- SHAVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAVE mean?
- To remove hair from the skin, usually the face or legs, by cutting it close with a razor or similar blade.
- What letters can be added to SHAVE?
- SHAVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHAVE:
Open SHAVE in the Word Finder