SILVAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SILVAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILVAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILVAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILVAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
silvansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILVAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SILVAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about SILVAN
- The same 6 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 SILVAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Belonging to a forest or wooded countryside, or living among trees.
Silvan is the Latin-flavoured spelling of the more common word sylvan, and both come from the Latin word for a wood. Poets reach for silvan when they want a scene to feel leafy, shaded and a little enchanted. The same word can name a spirit or creature of the woods.
How SILVAN is used
Literary; found in poetry and descriptive prose, rarely in everyday speech.
- The painting shows a silvan glade lit by low evening sun.
- Fauns and nymphs were once the silvan folk of ancient legend.
- They rented a silvan cottage far from any road.
- A silvan hush settled over the path as the trees closed in.
- The poet praised silvan peace over the noise of the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILVAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILVAN
The 6 tiles of SILVAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SILVAN
1 longer words begin with SILVAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SILVAN
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Common questions about SILVAN
- Is SILVAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILVAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILVAN worth?
- SILVAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILVAN mean?
- Belonging to a forest or wooded countryside, or living among trees.
- What letters can be added to SILVAN?
- SILVAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SILVAN:
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