AVOUCH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AVOUCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVOUCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVOUCH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVOUCH
No single letter turns AVOUCH into another word.
How AVOUCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AVOUCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does AVOUCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicformal
To state something firmly and openly, standing behind it as true.
To avouch something is to vouch for it with your own word, often in a way that admits it fully. The verb sounds old-fashioned and appears chiefly in historical writing, poetry and solemn declarations. It lies close to avow and vouch, though it carries a stronger flavour of public witness.
How AVOUCH is used
Archaic or literary; rare in modern speech.
- I dare avouch that every word of the tale is true.
- The witness would avouch his friend's honesty before any court.
- She did avouch her love in front of the whole village.
- Few modern speakers would avouch such a claim so boldly.
- The old chronicle seems to avouch the king's innocence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVOUCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVOUCH
8 longer words begin with AVOUCH.
Shorter words from the letters in AVOUCH
Common questions about AVOUCH
- Is AVOUCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVOUCH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVOUCH worth?
- AVOUCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVOUCH mean?
- To state something firmly and openly, standing behind it as true.
- What letters can be added to AVOUCH?
- No single letter can be added to AVOUCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AVOUCH:
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