Is CAVING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CAVING worth?

CAVING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CAVING?

CAVING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

CAVING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. CAVING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

c3a1v4i1n1g2

PlayableCAVING · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

16points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 204,399odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CAVING?

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

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.17%

Our own measure of how useful CAVING is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CAVING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

cavings13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CAVING scores

Scrabble c3a1v4i1n1g2 12

Words with Friends c4a1v5i1n2g3 16

Face value of the 6 tiles in CAVING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	1	2
a	1	9
v	1	2
i	1	9
n	1	6
g	1	3

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 204,399.

Words starting with CAVING

cavings13

1 longer words begin with CAVING.

Shorter words from the letters in CAVING

vinca10 acing8 vagi8 vang8 viga8 cang7 vain7 vina7 cain6 agin5 gain5 ngai5 vac8 vag7 vig7 cag6 cig6 nav6 van6 via6 vin6 can5 gan4 gin4 ing4 nag4 ain3 ani3 nai3 ag3 gi3 ai2 an2 in2 na2

Common questions about CAVING

Is CAVING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CAVING worth?: CAVING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CAVING?: CAVING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CAVING:

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