CAVEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CAVEL 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CAVEL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAVEL is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cavelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAVEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about CAVEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CAVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A piece of wood or a marked lot drawn to decide something by chance, especially among miners.
Miners once threw a cavel into a hat or bag to decide fairly who worked the easier, more profitable place at the coalface, since digging conditions could vary sharply from one spot to the next. The word covers both the physical marker and the drawing itself, and it is also spelled kevel or kevil in older Scots sources.
How CAVEL is used
Scots and dialect; met mainly in older mining records and Scots word lists.
- Each man drew a cavel to see who took the shallow seam.
- The foreman kept the cavel in an old tin box.
- Drawing the cavel settled the argument without a fight.
- The pit had used the same cavel system for generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAVEL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAVEL
The 5 tiles of CAVEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CAVEL
2 longer words begin with CAVEL.
Words with CAVEL inside
1 words contain CAVEL in the middle. Words that start with CAVEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CAVEL
Common questions about CAVEL
- Is CAVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CAVEL is not in it.
- How many points is CAVEL worth?
- CAVEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAVEL mean?
- A piece of wood or a marked lot drawn to decide something by chance, especially among miners.
- What letters can be added to CAVEL?
- CAVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAVEL:
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