SPIVVY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPIVVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIVVY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIVVY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIVVY
No single letter turns SPIVVY into another word.
How SPIVVY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPIVVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about SPIVVY
- SPIVVY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPIVVY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Flashy and slightly dishonest in manner or dress, like a spiv.
A spivvy man wears loud clothes and seems to deal in dubious bargains. The word comes from a British term for a petty black-market trader.
How SPIVVY is used
Spivvy is British slang with a mocking tone.
- The salesman had a spivvy moustache and a shiny suit.
- Something about the spivvy offer made her doubt it.
- He wore a spivvy tie at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIVVY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIVVY
Common questions about SPIVVY
- Is SPIVVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIVVY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIVVY worth?
- SPIVVY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIVVY mean?
- Flashy and slightly dishonest in manner or dress, like a spiv.
- What letters can be added to SPIVVY?
- No single letter can be added to SPIVVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPIVVY:
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