STERVING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. STERVING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STERVING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERVING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERVING
No single letter turns STERVING into another word.
How STERVING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STERVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STERVING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STERVING
- All 8 letters of STERVING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in STERVING
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Common questions about STERVING
- Is STERVING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STERVING is not in it.
- How many points is STERVING worth?
- STERVING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STERVING?
- No single letter can be added to STERVING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STERVING:
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