SPIV is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPIV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIV?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIV is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spivsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIV scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPIV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does SPIV mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A man who lives by shady dealing.
Spiv belongs to British wartime and post-war slang, when rationing made black-market trading widespread. Its origin is disputed and the word dated quickly once rationing ended.
How SPIV is used
Countable: a spiv, two spivs. Dated.
- A spiv with a suitcase of nylons on the corner.
- The word spiv belongs to the rationing years.
- Two spivs working the same market.
- Spiv dated as soon as rationing ended.
- Where spiv came from is disputed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPIV
7 longer words begin with SPIV.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIV
Common questions about SPIV
- Is SPIV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIV, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIV worth?
- SPIV is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIV mean?
- A man who lives by shady dealing.
- What letters can be added to SPIV?
- SPIV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPIV:
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