AVARICIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. AVARICIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVARICIOUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVARICIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVARICIOUS
No single letter turns AVARICIOUS into another word.
How AVARICIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AVARICIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVARICIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AVARICIOUS
- AVARICIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with AVARICIOUS
3 longer words begin with AVARICIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in AVARICIOUS
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Common questions about AVARICIOUS
- Is AVARICIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVARICIOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVARICIOUS worth?
- AVARICIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AVARICIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to AVARICIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AVARICIOUS:
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