AVENUE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AVENUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVENUE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVENUE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVENUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avenuesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVENUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AVENUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does AVENUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A broad street, often lined with trees, or a way of approaching a problem or goal.
The word entered English from French and at first described the line of approach to a country house, usually bordered by trees on both sides. City planners later applied it to wide streets, and in places such as New York it forms part of street names, where avenues commonly run at right angles to the numbered streets. The figurative sense is just as common, as in exploring every avenue of research. Both meanings keep the picture of a clear path leading somewhere.
How AVENUE is used
Capitalised when part of a street name; in the figurative sense it is often used in the plural.
- An avenue of old elms led up to the manor.
- They strolled along the avenue, looking in the shop windows.
- Lawyers explored every avenue before the case went to trial.
- The avenue was closed for the parade on Saturday.
- Writing for magazines opened a new avenue of income.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVENUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVENUE
1 longer words begin with AVENUE.
Shorter words from the letters in AVENUE
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Common questions about AVENUE
- Is AVENUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVENUE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVENUE worth?
- AVENUE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVENUE mean?
- A broad street, often lined with trees, or a way of approaching a problem or goal.
- What letters can be added to AVENUE?
- AVENUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AVENUE:
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