Enter a word into the calculator to determine its value. Each letter has a value corresponding to its position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2, …, Z=26), and the word value is the sum of these values.
Word Value Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the word value:
WV = sum_{i=1}^{n} L_iVariables:
- WV is the word value
- L_i is the value of the ith letter in the word
To calculate the word value, sum the values of each letter in the word. The value of each letter is its position in the English alphabet (A=1, B=2, …, Z=26).
What is a Word Value?
A word value is a numerical value assigned to a word by adding up the values of each letter in the word. This concept is often used in games like Scrabble or in cryptographic puzzles.
How to Calculate Word Value?
The following steps outline how to calculate the Word Value.
- First, write down the word you want to calculate the value for.
- Next, assign each letter in the word a value corresponding to its position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2, …, Z=26).
- Sum the values of all the letters in the word to get the total word value.
- Use the calculator above to verify your result.
Example Problem:
Use the following word as an example problem to test your knowledge.
Word: HELLO
Word Value: H(8) + E(5) + L(12) + L(12) + O(15) = 52
