/vaɪ/
verb

Is VIE a Scrabble word?

Yes. VIE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

    “Near-synonym: oppose”

  2. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

  3. To stake; to wager.

  4. To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: vie via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Apheretic form of envy, from Middle English envien, from Old French envier, from Latin invītō.

Similar and opposite words

Opposite
concedereconcile

VIE at a glance

VIE has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,088 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -VIE

More endings

Same last three letters as VIE. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • MOVIE10
  • REVIE8
  • JUVIE15
  • JARVIE16
  • LUVVIE12
  • GARVIE10
  • DOVIE9
  • CIVIE10
  • MAVIE10
  • CAVIE10
  • CLAVIE11
  • KEAVIE13

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