CALAVANCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CALAVANCES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CALAVANCES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALAVANCES is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALAVANCES
No single letter turns CALAVANCES into another word.
How CALAVANCES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CALAVANCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALAVANCES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CALAVANCES
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Common questions about CALAVANCES
- Is CALAVANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CALAVANCES is not in it.
- How many points is CALAVANCES worth?
- CALAVANCES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CALAVANCES?
- No single letter can be added to CALAVANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CALAVANCES:
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