AVA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVA?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVA is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about AVA
- AVA is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with AVA
Showing 24 of 50 words that begin with AVA.
Words ending in AVA
19 words end in AVA. Useful as a back hook: play AVA onto a word already on the board.
Words with AVA inside
Showing 24 of 392 words that contain AVA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AVA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AVA
Common questions about AVA
- Is AVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVA worth?
- AVA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AVA?
- AVA takes 8 hooks: 6 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AVA:
Open AVA in the Word Finder