TAVERN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TAVERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAVERN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAVERN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAVERN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAVERN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TAVERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| 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 25,550.
What does TAVERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place where drinks and often simple meals are served to paying customers, and where travelers could once find a bed.
The tavern was the everyday meeting place of towns and villages for centuries, a spot to drink, eat, trade news and strike deals. The word came into English from Latin taberna, which meant a shop or a hut. In current usage it suggests something older and cozier than a modern bar, and it often turns up in historical fiction and in the names of pubs.
How TAVERN is used
Used in historical settings, in pub names and in a deliberately rustic or humorous way for any bar.
- The travelers stopped at a tavern at the edge of the village.
- Every tavern along the road had a lantern hung above its door.
- She worked evenings serving ale in a crowded tavern.
- The old tavern is now a small museum about the town.
- Local farmers met at the tavern after the market closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAVERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAVERN
5 longer words begin with TAVERN.
Shorter words from the letters in TAVERN
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Common questions about TAVERN
- Is TAVERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAVERN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAVERN worth?
- TAVERN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAVERN mean?
- A place where drinks and often simple meals are served to paying customers, and where travelers could once find a bed.
- What letters can be added to TAVERN?
- TAVERN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TAVERN:
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