AVOWAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AVOWAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVOWAL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVOWAL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVOWAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avowalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVOWAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AVOWAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does AVOWAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
An open and frank statement or admission of something, often a belief, feeling or fact that one might be expected to hide.
An avowal is made voluntarily and with some weight, as when a witness confesses the truth or a person declares loyalty in public. It grows from the verb avow, meaning to state boldly. The word sounds formal and appears most in legal, political or literary writing.
How AVOWAL is used
Formal; appears in legal and literary prose, often in avowal of faith or love.
- His avowal of guilt surprised the whole courtroom.
- She made a public avowal of her political beliefs.
- The letter ended with an avowal of lasting friendship.
- Despite her avowal, nobody believed she was telling everything.
- An avowal of love hung unspoken between them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVOWAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVOWAL
1 longer words begin with AVOWAL.
Shorter words from the letters in AVOWAL
Common questions about AVOWAL
- Is AVOWAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVOWAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVOWAL worth?
- AVOWAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVOWAL mean?
- An open and frank statement or admission of something, often a belief, feeling or fact that one might be expected to hide.
- What letters can be added to AVOWAL?
- AVOWAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AVOWAL:
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