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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. VALUE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (5 letters, 8 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
economic value, time value, note value, rate, measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, respect, esteem, prize, prise, treasure, appreciate
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
VALUE scores 8 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, E×1, L×1, U×1, V×1
VALUE is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with V, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "VALUE — hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"" (8 Scrabble points).
VALUE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is VALUE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
VALUE (noun): relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe. Additional senses: the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"; a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"; an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values".
In standard Scrabble scoring, VALUE totals 8 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. VALUE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
VALUE is 5 letters long, begins with V, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram AELUV. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 2 consonants.
Among 18 tracked 5-letter entries, VALUE ranks by raw score (8 points). Anagram alternatives include UVEAL — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, VALUE carries 3 vowels and 2 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on V or E are common study angles; browse words starting with V and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
VALUE is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with V, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 5-letter entries like VALUE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that VALUE contains A, E, L, U, V helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as v???e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside VALUE include VA, AL, LU — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: V, A, L, U, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble value directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 8 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat VALUE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "VALUE — hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"" (8 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.