DELVE
9
Definition
Pronunciation: //dɛlv//
verb
- (intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel."Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor."
- (ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out"I cannot delve him to the root."
- (ambitransitive) To dig; to excavate."And then they made an oratory behind the altar, and would have dolven for to have laid the body in that oratory […]"
noun
- (now rare) A pit or den."the wise Merlin whylome wont (they say) / To make his wonne, low vnderneath the ground, / In a deepe delue, farre from the vew of day [...]."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 5 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 9 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 11 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- Yes
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'DELVE'?
The word DELVE is worth 9 points in Scrabble.
D2
E1
L1
V4
E1
Total: 9 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'DELVE'?
The word DELVE is worth 11 points in Words With Friends.
D2
E1
L2
V5
E1
Total: 11 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.