SURVIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SURVIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURVIVE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURVIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURVIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURVIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SURVIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does SURVIVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To continue to live or exist despite danger, hardship or a harmful event.
You can survive a crash, a winter or a bad review. The word can also mean outliving another person, as in being survived by relatives. Plants, buildings, traditions and businesses all survive in their own ways.
How SURVIVE is used
Survive may take an object, as in survive a flood, or stand alone.
- Few plants survive in such dry soil.
- The old church managed to survive the war.
- Can the company survive another bad year?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURVIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURVIVE
4 longer words begin with SURVIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SURVIVE
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Common questions about SURVIVE
- Is SURVIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURVIVE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURVIVE worth?
- SURVIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURVIVE mean?
- To continue to live or exist despite danger, hardship or a harmful event.
- What letters can be added to SURVIVE?
- SURVIVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SURVIVE:
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