VERVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VERVE 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 VERVE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VERVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 190,120.
What does VERVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Energy, enthusiasm and lively spirit, especially in artistic performance or expression.
Verve is the spark that makes a performance, a piece of writing or a person feel alive rather than flat, a combination of energy, confidence and enthusiasm that draws an audience in. Critics praise a musician for verve when a performance feels vivid and full of conviction, and the same word applies to a speech, a painting style or simply someone's manner. The word entered English from French, where it originally referred to the special talent or inspiration of a poet or artist. It usually carries a positive, admiring tone rather than a neutral or negative one.
How VERVE is used
A positive, often literary or critical word, used to praise lively, energetic performance or expression.
- The young pianist played the sonata with tremendous verve.
- Her speech had a verve that held the whole audience.
- Critics admired the verve of the early films.
- He danced with such verve that the crowd began to cheer.
- The novel opens with real verve in its very first chapter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERVE
8 longer words begin with VERVE.
Words with VERVE inside
4 words contain VERVE in the middle. Words that start with VERVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VERVE
Common questions about VERVE
- Is VERVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERVE worth?
- VERVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERVE mean?
- Energy, enthusiasm and lively spirit, especially in artistic performance or expression.
- What letters can be added to VERVE?
- VERVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VERVE:
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