VALVE — 5 letter word
valve
The word valve has 5 letters: V, A, L, V, E. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods".
5 letter word "valve": V A L V E — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 14
Letter analysis of valve
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | 2 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of valve
noun
- one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
- the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs
- a control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid "If we can turn off the valve soon, we can stop the basement from flooding."
- a device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
- a structure in a hollow organ, like the heart, with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it "One of your heart valves is not functioning properly."
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