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Is ENVY a Scrabble Word?

Yes, ENVY is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “feel envious towards; admire enviously”.

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Is ENVY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ENVY is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

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Letters: 4
Scrabble: 10 pts
Words With Friends: 11 pts
Anagrams: 0
Familiarity: 99th percentile

ENVY meaning and definition

ENVY has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

ENVY as a verb

Feel envious towards; admire enviously.
Be envious of; set one's heart on.

ENVY as a noun

A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another.
Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins).

ENVY Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

ENVY scores 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is V, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

Letter	Scrabble	Words With Friends
E	1	1
N	1	2
V	4	5
Y	4	3
Total	10	11

ENVY on premium squares

On a double word square ENVY scores 20 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 30. Putting V on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of ENVY

No other word uses exactly the letters in ENVY.

Unscramble ENVY: 6 words from its letters

The letters E, N, V, Y make 6 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

yen6
ne2
en2
ny5
nye6
ye5

Words like ENVY

One-letter changes to ENVY, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Add one letter to ENVY

envoy11
senvy11

More 4-letter words starting with EN

enol4
ends5
enes4
enew7
engs5
enow7
enuf7

ENVY word facts

ENVY is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (E) and 3 consonants. It starts with E and ends with Y. By corpus frequency, ENVY is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters E, N, V, Y on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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ENVY Scrabble word FAQ

Is ENVY a Scrabble word?

Yes. ENVY is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does ENVY mean?

ENVY is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “feel envious towards; admire enviously”.

How many points is ENVY worth in Scrabble?

ENVY is worth 10 points in Scrabble: E (1) + N (1) + V (4) + Y (4). On a double word square it scores 20, and on a triple word square 30.

How many points is ENVY in Words With Friends?

ENVY is worth 11 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does ENVY have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in ENVY, but 6 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in ENVY?

You can make 6 shorter words from the letters in ENVY, including YEN, NE, EN and NY.

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