Is RELIEVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RELIEVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RELIEVES mean?
Relieves is a form of RELIEVE.
- verb
provide physical relief, as from pain
“This pill will relieve your headaches”
- verb
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
- verb
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
“She exempted me from the exam”
- verb
lessen the intensity of or calm
“The news eased my conscience”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 RELIEVES
RELIEVES 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.
Words you can make from RELIEVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- leviers10
- releves10
- relieve10
- relives10
- reviles10
- servile10
- veeries10
- veilers10
- elvers9
- ervils9
- eviler9
- levees9
- levers9
- levier9
- levies9
- liever9
- livers9
- livres9
- reeves9
- reives9
- releve9
- relive9
- revels9
- revile9
- revise9
- severe9
- silver9
- sleeve9
- slieve9
- sliver9
- veiler9
- elver8
- elves8
- ervil8
- evils8
- levee8
- lever8
- levis8
- lieve8
- liver8
- lives8
- livre8
- reeve8
- reive8
- revel8
- rives8
- serve8
- sever8
- sieve8
- siver8
- veers8
- veils8
- verse8
- viers8
- viler8
- vires8
- virls8
- vleis8
- ever7
- eves7
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