Is OLIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLIVES mean?
Olives is a form of OLIVE.
- adjective
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
- noun
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
- noun
evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
- noun
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 OLIVES
OLIVES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of OLIVES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OLIVES
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