SOLVE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SOLVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOLVE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLVE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOLVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SOLVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What stands out about SOLVE
- The same 5 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 SOLVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To find the answer to a problem, puzzle or mystery, or a way of dealing successfully with a difficulty.
A detective who solves a murder case works backward from scattered clues to a single consistent explanation, while a student who solves an equation follows a set method to arrive at one correct value. The verb covers both a sudden flash of insight and a slow, methodical process, so a scientist can solve a problem after years of research just as easily as a puzzle solver can solve a riddle in a moment. English also uses solve loosely for practical difficulties that have nothing to do with logic or mathematics, as when a manager solves a staffing shortage by hiring more workers. The related noun solution names the answer that solving produces.
How SOLVE is used
Extremely common across everyday speech, mathematics, science and problem-solving of every kind.
- She managed to solve the puzzle in under a minute.
- Engineers worked for months to solve the design flaw.
- He solved the equation using a simple substitution.
- The detective finally solved the case after reviewing the evidence again.
- They hoped the new policy would solve the housing shortage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOLVE
The 5 tiles of SOLVE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SOLVE
10 longer words begin with SOLVE.
Words ending in SOLVE
5 words end in SOLVE. Useful as a back hook: play SOLVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SOLVE inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain SOLVE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SOLVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLVE
Common questions about SOLVE
- Is SOLVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLVE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLVE worth?
- SOLVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLVE mean?
- To find the answer to a problem, puzzle or mystery, or a way of dealing successfully with a difficulty.
- What letters can be added to SOLVE?
- SOLVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SOLVE:
Open SOLVE in the Word Finder