SUPERWAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SUPERWAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUPERWAVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUPERWAVE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUPERWAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
superwavesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUPERWAVE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SUPERWAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPERWAVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUPERWAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wave much larger than the waves around it.
A superwave is far taller than the surrounding sea and can surprise even experienced sailors. Researchers study how such giants form when several wave trains meet. The word is also used loosely for any huge surge.
How SUPERWAVE is used
Superwave is used in oceanography and in popular writing about extreme seas.
- A superwave swept over the deck of the trawler.
- The surfers waited for a superwave that never came.
- Satellites help scientists track every superwave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUPERWAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUPERWAVE
1 longer words begin with SUPERWAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SUPERWAVE
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Common questions about SUPERWAVE
- Is SUPERWAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPERWAVE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUPERWAVE worth?
- SUPERWAVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUPERWAVE mean?
- A wave much larger than the waves around it.
- What letters can be added to SUPERWAVE?
- SUPERWAVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SUPERWAVE:
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