CASSAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CASSAVA 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 CASSAVA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CASSAVA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CASSAVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cassavasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CASSAVA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CASSAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,940 thousand.
What does CASSAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tropical shrub grown for its starchy roots, which are eaten as a staple food and processed into flour and tapioca.
Cassava feeds hundreds of millions of people in Africa, Asia and South America and grows well in poor soil. Raw roots of some kinds contain a poison, so they must be soaked, dried or cooked before eating. Cooks make it into bread, chips, porridge and the pearls used in puddings.
How CASSAVA is used
Used in cooking, farming and food-security talk.
- Villagers boiled cassava and served it with spicy stew.
- Cassava flour is gluten free and popular in baking.
- The farmer planted rows of cassava along the river bank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CASSAVA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CASSAVA
The 7 tiles of CASSAVA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CASSAVA
1 longer words begin with CASSAVA.
Shorter words from the letters in CASSAVA
Common questions about CASSAVA
- Is CASSAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CASSAVA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CASSAVA worth?
- CASSAVA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CASSAVA mean?
- A tropical shrub grown for its starchy roots, which are eaten as a staple food and processed into flour and tapioca.
- What letters can be added to CASSAVA?
- CASSAVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CASSAVA:
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