CRAVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CRAVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAVEN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAVEN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAVEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cravensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRAVEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CRAVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about CRAVEN
- The same 6 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 CRAVEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Having no courage at all and showing it in a shameful way.
Craven is a strong word of contempt, stronger than timid or shy, since it suggests a failure of nerve at a moment that called for bravery. It is old, found in medieval English, and may come from a French term for being defeated. The word also names a person who behaves in this way, as in the craven who fled the field.
How CRAVEN is used
Literary and disapproving; usually found in phrases like craven retreat or craven fear.
- The crowd despised his craven surrender.
- It was a craven act to blame the others for his mistake.
- She refused to be craven in the face of the threat.
- The knight was called craven for leaving his friends behind.
- A craven silence followed the question.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CRAVEN
The 6 tiles of CRAVEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CRAVEN
8 longer words begin with CRAVEN.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAVEN
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Common questions about CRAVEN
- Is CRAVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAVEN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAVEN worth?
- CRAVEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAVEN mean?
- Having no courage at all and showing it in a shameful way.
- What letters can be added to CRAVEN?
- CRAVEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CRAVEN:
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