CAVIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CAVIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAVIL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAVIL is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAVIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cavilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAVIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAVIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does CAVIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalliterary
To raise trivial or carping objections, especially about small or unimportant details.
To cavil at something is to complain or find fault over minor points rather than raising a serious or substantial objection, often to the annoyance of whoever is being criticised. The word appears mainly in formal or literary writing, and the related noun cavil names the petty objection itself.
How CAVIL is used
Formal and literary; usually followed by at or about, as in cavil at the wording.
- Critics continued to cavil at small details of the plan.
- He would cavil about the wording long after the decision was made.
- She refused to cavil over such a minor point.
- The reviewer chose to cavil rather than praise the obvious achievement.
- They cavil endlessly but never offer a better alternative.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAVIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAVIL
The 5 tiles of CAVIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAVIL
12 longer words begin with CAVIL.
Words ending in CAVIL
1 words end in CAVIL. Useful as a back hook: play CAVIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with CAVIL inside
5 words contain CAVIL in the middle. Words that start with CAVIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CAVIL
Common questions about CAVIL
- Is CAVIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAVIL worth?
- CAVIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAVIL mean?
- To raise trivial or carping objections, especially about small or unimportant details.
- What letters can be added to CAVIL?
- CAVIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAVIL:
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