Unscramble rivals

80 words come out when you unscramble RIVALS, starting with RIVALS itself: 9 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 9 points: VIRALS. 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Looking for slavir, slivar, rvasil, sirval, vrails, srival, rasvil, vialrs, avrils or vailsr? They use the same letters as RIVALS, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From rivals

By length, the words from RIVALS split into 2 with 6 letters, 17 with 5, 30 with 4, 23 with 3 and 8 with 2.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with rivals

RIVALS and 1 anagram, VIRALS, make up the 6-letter words made with RIVALS letters; each scores 9 points.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with rivals

10 of 17 5-letter words in RIVALS tie at 8 points; none scores more. VIRAL, RAILS and RIVAL will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with rivals

Of the 30 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RIVALS, 12 score 7 points, the group's best. VISA, RAIL and SAIL are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with rivals

Among 23 3-letter words from RIVALS, the top score is 6, reached by 7. AIR and SIR are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with rivals

Every one of the 8 2-letter words in RIVALS scores 2. IS and AS are everyday picks.

Change One Tile in RIVALS

These 6 words have the length of RIVALS, with one letter different:

More 6-letter words: starting with RI · ending in LS · all 6-letter words

Definitions for the Top RIVALS Plays

RIVALS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

RIVALS 9 · 11
to strive to equal or surpass
RIVAL 8 · 10
to strive to equal or surpass
SILVA 8 · 10
the forest trees of an area
VAILS 8 · 10
to lower
VAIRS 8 · 9
a fur used for lining and trimming medieval garments
VIALS 8 · 10
to put in a small container for liquids
VIRAL 8 · 10
pertaining to or caused by a virus
VIRLS 8 · 10
a metal ring or cap put around a shaft to prevent splitting

RIVALS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RIVALS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
RIVALS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 80)658062

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VIRALS, RIVAS, VALIS, VRILS, RAVS, RIVA, VALI, VIAS, VRIL, RAV, SAV, ARIS and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LIAS, RAIS and RAI, 3 in all.

Longer Words Built on RIVALS

This word takes every letter of RIVALS plus a single extra one.

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