AVELLANE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AVELLANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVELLANE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVELLANE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVELLANE
No single letter turns AVELLANE into another word.
How AVELLANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AVELLANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVELLANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AVELLANE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
Relating to filberts or hazelnuts, or describing a heraldic cross whose arms end in shapes like filbert nuts.
Avellane is a rare heraldic term, mostly seen in descriptions of coats of arms. The cross it describes looks as if each arm ended in a nut in its husk.
How AVELLANE is used
Used in heraldry for a particular style of cross and, rarely, for hazelnut matters.
- The shield bore an avellane cross in gold.
- An avellane design decorated the old banner.
- The herald described the cross as avellane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVELLANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AVELLANE
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Common questions about AVELLANE
- Is AVELLANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVELLANE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVELLANE worth?
- AVELLANE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVELLANE mean?
- Relating to filberts or hazelnuts, or describing a heraldic cross whose arms end in shapes like filbert nuts.
- What letters can be added to AVELLANE?
- No single letter can be added to AVELLANE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AVELLANE:
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