AVID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AVID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVID?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVID is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVID
Front hooks — 1
pavidBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AVID scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AVID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about AVID
- The same 4 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 AVID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a keen interest or enthusiasm.
Avid came from a Latin word meaning greedy, and English kept the intensity while dropping the disapproval. Its Latin relative about greed survives separately and still disapproves.
How AVID is used
Before the noun, or with for.
- An avid reader who never finishes anything.
- The word avid came from a Latin one meaning greedy.
- Avid for news that nobody had.
- English dropped the disapproval that avid once carried.
- A Latin relative of avid still means greed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AVID
The 4 tiles of AVID in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AVID
9 longer words begin with AVID.
Words ending in AVID
3 words end in AVID. Useful as a back hook: play AVID onto a word already on the board.
Words with AVID inside
17 words contain AVID in the middle. Words that start with AVID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AVID
Common questions about AVID
- Is AVID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVID, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVID worth?
- AVID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVID mean?
- Having a keen interest or enthusiasm.
- What letters can be added to AVID?
- AVID takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AVID:
Open AVID in the Word Finder