Is STARVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARVES mean?
Starves is a form of STARVE.
- verb
be hungry; go without food
“Let's eat--I'm starving!”
- verb
die of food deprivation
“The political prisoners starved to death”
- verb
deprive of food
“They starved the prisoners”
- verb
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 STARVES
STARVES 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 STARVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- averts9
- savers9
- starve9
- staves9
- traves9
- vaster9
- versts9
- vestas9
- avers8
- avert8
- raves8
- saver8
- saves8
- stave8
- trave8
- vases8
- vasts8
- verst8
- verts8
- vesta8
- vests8
- aver7
- aves7
- rave7
- revs7
- save7
- sevs7
- tavs7
- vars7
- vase7
- vast7
- vats7
- vera7
- vert7
- vest7
- vets7
- assert6
- asters6
- stares6
- tasers6
- ave6
- rev6
- sev6
- tav6
- var6
- vas6
- vat6
- vet6
- arses5
- asset5
- aster5
- easts5
- rases5
- rates5
- resat5
- rests5
- sates5
- sears5
- seats5
- stare5
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