SURVIVOR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SURVIVOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURVIVOR?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURVIVOR is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURVIVOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
survivorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURVIVOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SURVIVOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURVIVOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURVIVOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or thing that remains alive or in existence after a disaster, an illness or the death of others.
A survivor is often defined by what came before: a crash, a war, a long illness. The word can also be a quiet compliment for someone who copes well with life's setbacks, and in law it can mean the longer-lived of two joint owners.
How SURVIVOR is used
Common in news reports, history and everyday speech about people and, loosely, about objects that outlast their peers.
- The only survivor of the wreck was picked up two days later.
- She is a survivor and never lets setbacks keep her down.
- The old oak is the last survivor of the original forest.
- Every survivor was given a blanket and a hot drink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURVIVOR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURVIVOR
3 longer words begin with SURVIVOR.
Shorter words from the letters in SURVIVOR
Common questions about SURVIVOR
- Is SURVIVOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURVIVOR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURVIVOR worth?
- SURVIVOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURVIVOR mean?
- A person or thing that remains alive or in existence after a disaster, an illness or the death of others.
- What letters can be added to SURVIVOR?
- SURVIVOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SURVIVOR:
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