AMADAVAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AMADAVAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMADAVAT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMADAVAT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMADAVAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amadavatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMADAVAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMADAVAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMADAVAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMADAVAT
- The letter A appears four times in AMADAVAT.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMADAVAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small South Asian finch, the male of which has red plumage dotted with white.
The amadavat is often kept as a cage bird, and its other name, strawberry finch, comes from the male's spotted red colour in breeding season. In India it was once kept for staged fights.
How AMADAVAT is used
Used in bird-keeping and ornithology.
- A pair of amadavat sang in the aviary.
- The male amadavat turns bright red in summer.
- Bird sellers offered amadavat in the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMADAVAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMADAVAT
1 longer words begin with AMADAVAT.
Shorter words from the letters in AMADAVAT
Common questions about AMADAVAT
- Is AMADAVAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMADAVAT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMADAVAT worth?
- AMADAVAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMADAVAT mean?
- A small South Asian finch, the male of which has red plumage dotted with white.
- What letters can be added to AMADAVAT?
- AMADAVAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMADAVAT:
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