5-Letter Words Starting With RIVA
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With RIVA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With RIVA 2 words
How common is RIVA at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with RIVA. They average 8 points and the best is RIVAL (8 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 8
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- L
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- l 50%
- s 50%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with RIVA
r 1i 1v 4a 1l 1
R 1 + I 1 + V 4 + A 1 + L 1 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
rival
- nounthe contestant you hope to defeat“he had respect for his rivals”
- verbbe equal to in quality or ability“Nothing can rival cotton for durability”
- verbbe the rival of, be in competition with“we are rivaling for first place in the race”
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How many five-letter words that start with RIVA are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with RIVA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with RIVA?
RIVAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RIVAS (8).