Viva
4 lettersinterjectionmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
An oral examination in which a student answers questions spoken directly by examiners, especially for a university degree.
“She felt confident going into her viva after months of thorough preparation.”
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vi·va
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Only two distinct letters, V and A, repeated, confirming V rules out a whole class of words
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Scores 10 points with two V tiles, rare double-V play, few hooks but high base score
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