Is COVARIANCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COVARIANCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COVARIANCE mean?
- noun
(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 10
C (3) + O (1) + V (4) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COVARIANCE
Single letters that turn COVARIANCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COVARIANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cavicorn15
- concave14
- vaccina14
- vaccine14
- variance13
- veronica13
- cocinera12
- avarice12
- caviare12
- corvina12
- corvine12
- acronic11
- carioca11
- cocaine11
- cornice11
- crocein11
- crocine11
- oceanic11
- airvac11
- carven11
- cavern11
- caviar11
- covine11
- craven11
- novice11
- voicer11
- ovarian10
- cancer10
- cicero10
- cocain10
- carve10
- caver10
- cavie10
- coven10
- cover10
- covin10
- crave10
- varec10
- vicar10
- vinca10
- voice10
- acarine9
- carinae9
- ocarina9
- enviro9
- naiver9
- ravine9
- renvoi9
- vainer9
- cacao9
- caeca9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circa9
- conic9
- croci9
- cava9
- cave9
- cove9
- vice9
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