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Carves

c 3a 1r 1v 4e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · third-person singular form of carve

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does carves mean?

verb

  1. form by carving

    “Carve a flower from the ice”

  2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

    “carve one's name into the bark”

    Synonymschip at

  3. cut to pieces

    “Father carved the ham”

    Synonymscut up

Definitions shown for carve, the base form of carves.

Is CARVES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CARVES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3a 1r 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
c 4a 1r 1v 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
c 4a 1r 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3a 1r 1v 6e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CARVES

Anagrams 3

caverscravesvarecs

Hooks for CARVES

Add one letter to the front or back of CARVES to make another word.

Front hooks

scarves

Back hooks

None

Words that end like CARVES

Common words that share the ending -ARVES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

starveswharvesscarves
All words ending in -ARVES

Carves: quick answers

Is CARVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CARVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CARVES worth?
CARVES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does carves mean?
carves is the third-person singular form of carve, which means “form by carving”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CARVES?
You can make 82 shorter words from CARVES, such as CARVE, CAVER, CAVES, CRAVE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CARVES?
CARVES rearranges into CAVERS, CRAVES, VARECS.