AVOSET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AVOSET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVOSET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVOSET is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVOSET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avosetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVOSET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AVOSET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does AVOSET mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A wading bird with long legs and a slender bill that curves upward at the tip.
The avoset belongs to the genus Recurvirostra, and the name is a rarer spelling of avocet. It feeds by sweeping its upturned bill from side to side through shallow water to catch small creatures, which earned it the old nickname scooper. Its plumage is strikingly black and white, and in Britain the bird became the emblem of conservation after returning to breed. Dictionaries list the spelling as a variant, found mostly in older texts and word lists.
How AVOSET is used
A variant spelling; avocet is the form most readers will know.
- The avoset swept its curved bill through the shallow lagoon.
- We watched an avoset stepping delicately along the mudflat.
- The old guide listed the avoset among the wading birds of the estuary.
- A pair of avoset chicks hid in the reeds near the nest.
- The black and white avoset stood out against the grey water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVOSET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AVOSET
The 6 tiles of AVOSET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AVOSET
1 longer words begin with AVOSET.
Shorter words from the letters in AVOSET
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Common questions about AVOSET
- Is AVOSET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVOSET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVOSET worth?
- AVOSET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVOSET mean?
- A wading bird with long legs and a slender bill that curves upward at the tip.
- What letters can be added to AVOSET?
- AVOSET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AVOSET:
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