VIVA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VIVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIVA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIVA is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIVA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIVA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VIVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 48,410.
What does VIVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
An oral examination in a university.
Viva is clipped from a Latin phrase meaning by the living voice, so the name distinguishes it from a written paper. In British universities a doctorate is defended in one.
How VIVA is used
Countable: a viva, two vivas. British.
- A viva lasts two hours and decides four years of work.
- The word viva is clipped from a Latin phrase.
- A viva is spoken and a paper is written.
- Two examiners at a viva and one candidate.
- The phrase behind viva means by the living voice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIVA
24 longer words begin with VIVA.
Words with VIVA inside
22 words contain VIVA in the middle. Words that start with VIVA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VIVA
Common questions about VIVA
- Is VIVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIVA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIVA worth?
- VIVA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIVA mean?
- An oral examination in a university.
- What letters can be added to VIVA?
- VIVA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VIVA:
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