AVENTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AVENTAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVENTAIL?
| 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 AVENTAIL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVENTAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVENTAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AVENTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AVENTAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AVENTAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A hood or curtain of chain mail hung from a helmet to protect the neck and shoulders.
The aventail was part of medieval armour, attached to a basinet helmet. The word is sometimes used for the movable front of a helmet as well, which is why it overlaps in meaning with ventail.
How AVENTAIL is used
Used in discussions of medieval armour and arms.
- The knight fastened the aventail to his basinet.
- A mail aventail covered his neck and shoulders.
- Museum visitors admired the aventail on the display figure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVENTAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVENTAIL
3 longer words begin with AVENTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in AVENTAIL
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Common questions about AVENTAIL
- Is AVENTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVENTAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVENTAIL worth?
- AVENTAIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVENTAIL mean?
- A hood or curtain of chain mail hung from a helmet to protect the neck and shoulders.
- What letters can be added to AVENTAIL?
- AVENTAIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AVENTAIL:
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