CAVERN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAVERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAVERN?
| 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 CAVERN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAVERN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cavernsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAVERN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CAVERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about CAVERN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CAVERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, deep hollow underground, usually bigger than an ordinary cave.
A cavern is a cave on a grand scale, often a vaulted space with passages leading off it. Most natural caverns form slowly where water dissolves limestone, leaving stalactites hanging from the roof. The word comes through French from Latin and suggests darkness and echo more strongly than cave does. Writers also stretch cavern to any huge, dim interior, such as a railway hall or an empty warehouse.
How CAVERN is used
Fits large or dramatic spaces; for a small hollow in a hillside, cave is the usual word.
- Their torches lit only a patch of the vast cavern.
- A river ran through the cavern and out into the valley.
- The cavern rang with the sound of dripping water.
- He felt lost in the cavern of the empty station.
- Bats filled the cavern at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAVERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAVERN
The 6 tiles of CAVERN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CAVERN
7 longer words begin with CAVERN.
Shorter words from the letters in CAVERN
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Common questions about CAVERN
- Is CAVERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVERN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAVERN worth?
- CAVERN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAVERN mean?
- A large, deep hollow underground, usually bigger than an ordinary cave.
- What letters can be added to CAVERN?
- CAVERN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAVERN:
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