177 words come out when you unscramble GARVIES, starting with GARVIES itself: 11 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 11 points: GRAVIES and RIVAGES. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. GARVIES as a single 7-tile play makes 61 in Scrabble, 11 plus the 50 bonus, and 48 in Words With Friends (13 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GARVIES by length: 3 with 7 letters, 13 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Among 38 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GARVIES, the top score is 9, reached by 8. GIVES, RAISE and SAVER are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 4-letter words from GARVIES tie at 8 points; none scores more. SAVE, GIVE and GEAR will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with GARVIES letters, VAG, VEG and VIG tie for first at 7 points. ARE, AIR and AGE are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of GARVIES, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GRAVIES and RIVAGES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
GARVIES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARVIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 177) | 135 | 177 | 122 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GARVIES, GARVIE, GRAVIS, VIRGES, GRAVS, VIRGE, AVISE, GRAV, RIVAS, VAGS, VAIRE, VARES and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIRGAE, VEGAS, VEGA, SEV, AREG, REAIS, AGS, ARIE, GIS, RAIS, SIG, GI and 1 more, 13 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of GARVIES and one more.