ULVA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ULVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ULVA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ULVA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULVA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ULVA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ULVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does ULVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A genus of bright green seaweed commonly called sea lettuce, found along rocky shorelines.
Blooms of ulva can form dense green tides along polluted or nutrient-rich coastlines, sometimes washing ashore in thick, smelly mats. Several ulva species are also harvested for food in East Asian cuisine, valued for a delicate, slightly salty flavor.
How ULVA is used
Common along temperate coastlines worldwide, especially in eutrophic waters.
- Thick mats of ulva covered the beach after the algal bloom.
- Marine biologists study ulva to track coastal pollution levels.
- The chef added dried ulva to the broth for a briny flavor.
- Tide pools along the coast were carpeted with bright green ulva.
- Warm, nutrient-rich water encouraged rapid ulva growth that summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ULVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ULVA
1 longer words begin with ULVA.
Words ending in ULVA
1 words end in ULVA. Useful as a back hook: play ULVA onto a word already on the board.
Words with ULVA inside
5 words contain ULVA in the middle. Words that start with ULVA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ULVA
Common questions about ULVA
- Is ULVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ULVA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ULVA worth?
- ULVA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ULVA mean?
- A genus of bright green seaweed commonly called sea lettuce, found along rocky shorelines.
- What letters can be added to ULVA?
- ULVA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ULVA:
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