VARVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VARVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARVE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VARVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VARVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does VARVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A pair of thin layers of sediment deposited in a lake over the course of one year, used by geologists to date past climates.
A varve forms when a lake, often one fed by glacial meltwater, lays down a lighter layer of coarse sediment in summer and a darker, finer layer in winter, together making one year of record. By counting each varve the way one counts tree rings, geologists can date lake-bed deposits and reconstruct past climate conditions with great precision. A thick varve points to a warm, active melt season, while a thin one suggests a cold or short one. The method has been used to build climate records stretching back thousands of years in some glacial lakes.
How VARVE is used
A specialised term from geology and climate science, met mainly in scientific and academic writing.
- Researchers counted each varve to date the lake sediment layer by layer.
- A thick varve suggested an unusually warm summer that year.
- The core sample showed thousands of years of varve deposits.
- Scientists compared varve thickness across several glacial lakes.
- Each varve represents one full year of sediment accumulation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VARVE
5 longer words begin with VARVE.
Shorter words from the letters in VARVE
Common questions about VARVE
- Is VARVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARVE worth?
- VARVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARVE mean?
- A pair of thin layers of sediment deposited in a lake over the course of one year, used by geologists to date past climates.
- What letters can be added to VARVE?
- VARVE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VARVE:
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