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
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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