STARVES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STARVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STARVES?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARVES is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARVES
No single letter turns STARVES into another word.
How STARVES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STARVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What stands out about STARVES
- STARVES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STARVES mean in Scrabble?
STARVES is the present-tense form of STARVE used with he, she and it.
STARVE(verb) — To suffer badly or die from lack of food, or to cause someone to do so.
Shorter words from the letters in STARVES
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Common questions about STARVES
- Is STARVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STARVES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STARVES worth?
- STARVES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STARVES?
- No single letter can be added to STARVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STARVES:
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