ULVAS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 8 points
Yes for Scrabble. ULVAS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
u1l1v4a1s1
PlayableULVAS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
5letters
1hook available
1 in 65,354odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept ULVAS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.6%
Our own measure of how useful ULVAS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULVAS
Front hooks — 1
vulvasBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ULVAS scores
Scrabble u1l1v4a1s1 8
Words with Friends u2l2v5a1s1 11
Face value of the 5 tiles in ULVAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
Words ending in ULVAS
1 words end in ULVAS. Useful as a back hook: play ULVAS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ULVAS
lavs7 luvs7 ulva7 uvas7 vaus7 alus4 saul4 lav6 luv6 sav6 uva6 vas6 vau6 als3 alu3 las3 sal3 sau3 vu5 al2 as2 la2 us2
Common questions about ULVAS
- Is ULVAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ULVAS is not in it.
- How many points is ULVAS worth?
- ULVAS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ULVAS?
- ULVAS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ULVAS:
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