CAVIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CAVIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAVIE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAVIE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAVIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAVIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAVIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does CAVIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialectrare
A hencoop or cage for keeping poultry, in Scots usage.
Cavie is a Scots dialect word for the small coop or cage used to house hens, kept close to a farmhouse or cottage. It survives mainly in older Scots writing and dialect glossaries rather than in everyday farming speech today.
How CAVIE is used
Rare Scots dialect term; met mostly in dialect glossaries and older writing.
- The hens were shut in the cavie for the night.
- He mended the old cavie before winter set in.
- A fox had been prowling near the cavie for days.
- She scattered feed into the cavie each morning.
- The farmyard still had a wooden cavie behind the barn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAVIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAVIE
3 longer words begin with CAVIE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAVIE
Common questions about CAVIE
- Is CAVIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAVIE worth?
- CAVIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAVIE mean?
- A hencoop or cage for keeping poultry, in Scots usage.
- What letters can be added to CAVIE?
- CAVIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAVIE:
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