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
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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