AARDVARK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. AARDVARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AARDVARK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AARDVARK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AARDVARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aardvarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AARDVARK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AARDVARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AARDVARK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AARDVARK
- Alphabetically, AARDVARK comes before every other 8-letter word we list.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AARDVARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A nocturnal burrowing African mammal with long ears, a tubular snout and a sticky tongue for catching ants and termites.
The aardvark takes its name from Afrikaans words for earth pig. It digs rapidly with strong claws, and its burrows shelter many other animals. Being first in the alphabet, the aardvark often opens dictionaries and word lists.
How AARDVARK is used
Aardvark is the common name for the African burrowing anteater-like mammal.
- An aardvark dug a burrow in the dry riverbank.
- The aardvark licked termites from the mound.
- We saw an aardvark at night on the safari.
- Children love the long-snouted aardvark at the zoo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AARDVARK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AARDVARK
1 longer words begin with AARDVARK.
Shorter words from the letters in AARDVARK
Common questions about AARDVARK
- Is AARDVARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AARDVARK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AARDVARK worth?
- AARDVARK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AARDVARK mean?
- A nocturnal burrowing African mammal with long ears, a tubular snout and a sticky tongue for catching ants and termites.
- What letters can be added to AARDVARK?
- AARDVARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AARDVARK:
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