ADVENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ADVENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADVENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVENT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adventsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADVENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ADVENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does ADVENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The arrival of an important person, event or invention; also the Christian season before Christmas.
In general writing, the advent of something marks the point when it first appears, as in the advent of the railway or of electric light. With a capital letter the word names the four weeks of waiting before Christmas, often marked by calendars and candles. Both uses come from the Latin for coming towards.
How ADVENT is used
Usually followed by of; capitalised when it names the church season.
- The advent of cheap flights changed how families spent holidays.
- Many homes light a candle every Sunday in advent.
- Before the advent of printing, books were copied by hand.
- Children open a small door on the calendar each day of advent.
- Farmers welcomed the advent of spring rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADVENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADVENT
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with ADVENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ADVENT
Showing 40 of 67. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ADVENT
- Is ADVENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADVENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADVENT worth?
- ADVENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADVENT mean?
- The arrival of an important person, event or invention; also the Christian season before Christmas.
- What letters can be added to ADVENT?
- ADVENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ADVENT:
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