Is COVARIATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COVARIATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COVARIATION mean?
- noun
(statistics) correlated variation
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + V (4) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 16 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 COVARIATION
Single letters that turn COVARIATION 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 COVARIATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- avocation14
- covariant14
- vicariant14
- vacation13
- victoria13
- vocation13
- variation12
- aviatic12
- avionic12
- corvina12
- viatica12
- aviation11
- airvac11
- atavic11
- caviar11
- cavort11
- cravat11
- octavo11
- ovonic11
- vacant11
- viatic11
- victor11
- vitric11
- raincoat10
- aviator10
- ovarian10
- ovation10
- variant10
- vitrain10
- convo10
- covin10
- vatic10
- vicar10
- vinca10
- vinic10
- actinia9
- anticar9
- carotin9
- cartoon9
- coition9
- coranto9
- cortina9
- noritic9
- ocarina9
- trivia9
- viator9
- virion9
- cava9
- acinar8
- action8
- aortic8
- arnica8
- atonic8
- cantor8
- carina8
- carton8
- cation8
- citrin8
- citron8
- contra8
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