AVARICE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AVARICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVARICE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVARICE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVARICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avaricesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVARICE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AVARICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does AVARICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Avarice is more than liking money; it is a hunger that is never satisfied, and moral writers have long condemned it. It has a place among the traditional seven deadly sins. Stories of misers and tyrants often make avarice the cause of their downfall.
How AVARICE is used
Used in moral, literary and formal contexts.
- His avarice led him to cheat even his closest friends.
- The tale warns against avarice and the love of gold.
- Avarice kept the old miser awake counting his coins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVARICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AVARICE
The 7 tiles of AVARICE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AVARICE
1 longer words begin with AVARICE.
Shorter words from the letters in AVARICE
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Common questions about AVARICE
- Is AVARICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVARICE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVARICE worth?
- AVARICE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVARICE mean?
- Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
- What letters can be added to AVARICE?
- AVARICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AVARICE:
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