CAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CAVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAVA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAVA is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cavasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAVA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does CAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Spanish sparkling wine.
Cava is made by the same method as champagne and was called that until 1970, when European law stopped it. The name means cellar and was chosen because it described the process without naming a place.
How CAVA is used
Uncountable and countable.
- Cava uses the same method as champagne and a different name.
- The word cava means cellar.
- European law forced Spanish producers to adopt the name cava.
- A bottle of cava costs a third of the alternative.
- The name cava describes a process and not a place.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAVA
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with CAVA.
Words ending in CAVA
2 words end in CAVA. Useful as a back hook: play CAVA onto a word already on the board.
Words with CAVA inside
24 words contain CAVA in the middle. Words that start with CAVA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CAVA
Common questions about CAVA
- Is CAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAVA worth?
- CAVA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAVA mean?
- A Spanish sparkling wine.
- What letters can be added to CAVA?
- CAVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CAVA:
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