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Is UVEA a valid word?

U1
V4
E1
A1

Yes. UVEA is a valid word.

UVEA is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

UVEA is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.

Meaning

A layer of the eye.

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About UVEA

UVEA is the pigmented middle layer of the eye, which includes the iris; its plural is UVEAS. UVEA is a rare short word that uses the 4-point V together with vowels: a U, an E and an A. Since the V has no two-letter words, UVEA is worth remembering when a V and some vowels are stuck on your rack. Doctors call inflammation of this layer uveitis.

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UVEA scores 7 points

Before any bonus squares: U 1 + V 4 + E 1 + A 1 = 7. On a double-word square that's 14, on a triple-word 21, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

U1
V4
E1
A1

Example: UVEA as the first play

UVEA through the ★: U 1 + V 4 + E 1 + A 1 = 7, and the ★ doubles the first word: 14 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the V on a 3L square and UVEA is worth 15 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

After UVEA (2):

  • UVEALform of UVEA: the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
  • UVEASform of UVEA: the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from UVEA

Other forms of UVEA (2):

  • UVEALform of UVEA: the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
  • UVEASform of UVEA: the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of UVEA and these are still words:

  • UREAtwo amino radicals joined by a carbonyl group, used by mammals to excrete nitrogen

Same letters, other words

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters U, V, E and A.

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

UVEA + F

UVEA + G

  • VAGUEnot clearly expressed or understood

UVEA + L

  • UVEALform of UVEA: the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
  • VALUEa numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

UVEA + M

  • MAUVEof a pale to moderate greyish violet color

UVEA + S

  • SUAVEhaving a sophisticated charm
  • UVEASform of UVEA: the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

Memory tip

UVEA is the colored middle layer of the eye, which includes the iris.

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