AGAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AGAVE 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 AGAVE?
| 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 AGAVE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agavesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGAVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AGAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does AGAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of a group of succulent plants native to the Americas, with a rosette of thick, spiny-edged leaves and a tall flower stalk, some species of which are used to produce tequila, mescal, sisal fiber and syrup.
An agave typically spends years, sometimes decades, storing energy in its thick, fleshy leaves before sending up a single towering flower stalk, after which many species die, having flowered only once in their lifetime. Distillers roast, crush and ferment the heart of the blue agave to produce tequila, while other species yield mescal or the tough leaf fiber known as sisal, once widely used for rope and twine. Gardeners in dry climates prize the agave for its dramatic, architectural shape and its tolerance of drought, planting it as a striking focal point rather than for any practical harvest. Despite the plant's spiky, aloe-like appearance, agave belongs to a completely different botanical family from true aloes.
How AGAVE is used
Common in horticultural, culinary and botanical writing wherever this desert succulent, or the drinks and products made from it, are discussed.
- The distillery roasted the hearts of blue agave for its tequila.
- A giant agave sent up a flower stalk twenty feet tall.
- She lined the desert garden with rows of spiky agave.
- Sisal rope is made from the tough fibers of certain agave leaves.
- The chef drizzled agave syrup over the warm pancakes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGAVE
1 longer words begin with AGAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in AGAVE
Common questions about AGAVE
- Is AGAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGAVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGAVE worth?
- AGAVE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGAVE mean?
- Any of a group of succulent plants native to the Americas, with a rosette of thick, spiny-edged leaves and a tall flower stalk, some species of which are used to produce tequila, mescal, sisal fiber and syrup.
- What letters can be added to AGAVE?
- AGAVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AGAVE:
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