AVENS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AVENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVENS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVENS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVENS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AVENS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AVENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about AVENS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AVENS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A flowering plant of the genus Geum, in the rose family, with five-petalled flowers in shades of yellow, white, or red.
Avens grow wild in woodlands, hedgerows, and damp meadows across much of the northern hemisphere, with wood avens and water avens among the most familiar kinds in Britain. The dried, clove-scented root of wood avens was once used to flavor ale and as a home remedy. Gardeners also cultivate ornamental avens for their bright, long-lasting flowers.
How AVENS is used
A botanical name used both for wild hedgerow plants and cultivated garden varieties.
- Wood avens grew thickly along the shaded path.
- The gardener planted red avens beside the border.
- Water avens favored the damp ground near the stream.
- She dried the root of the avens for its clove-like scent.
- Botanists catalogued several native species of avens in the reserve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVENS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AVENS
The 5 tiles of AVENS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AVENS
1 longer words begin with AVENS.
Words ending in AVENS
9 words end in AVENS. Useful as a back hook: play AVENS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in AVENS
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Common questions about AVENS
- Is AVENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVENS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVENS worth?
- AVENS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVENS mean?
- A flowering plant of the genus Geum, in the rose family, with five-petalled flowers in shades of yellow, white, or red.
- What letters can be added to AVENS?
- AVENS takes 5 hooks: 5 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AVENS:
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