VALVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VALVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALVE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VALVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does VALVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe or opening by opening, closing or partly blocking it.
A valve sits inside a pipe, engine or the body itself and regulates how much liquid or gas passes through, when it passes, and in which direction. Engineers rely on a valve to control water supplies, engines and industrial machinery, while the human heart uses its own valves to keep blood flowing the right way between its compartments. The basic idea, a movable part that opens or shuts a passage, appears in devices as different as a bicycle tyre fitting and a large industrial pipeline. The word comes from the Latin valva, meaning the leaf of a folding door.
How VALVE is used
A common technical word used in engineering, plumbing, medicine and everyday descriptions of machinery.
- The plumber replaced the leaking valve under the sink.
- A faulty heart valve can force the blood to flow backward.
- She turned the valve to shut off the gas supply.
- The engine needs a working valve in each cylinder to open and close correctly.
- Air hissed out when he loosened the tyre valve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VALVE
6 longer words begin with VALVE.
Words ending in VALVE
6 words end in VALVE. Useful as a back hook: play VALVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with VALVE inside
8 words contain VALVE in the middle. Words that start with VALVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VALVE
Common questions about VALVE
- Is VALVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALVE worth?
- VALVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALVE mean?
- A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe or opening by opening, closing or partly blocking it.
- What letters can be added to VALVE?
- VALVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VALVE:
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