ELVANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELVANS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ELVANS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELVANS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELVANS
No single letter turns ELVANS into another word.
How ELVANS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ELVANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
Anagrams of ELVANS
The 6 tiles of ELVANS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ELVANS
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Common questions about ELVANS
- Is ELVANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ELVANS is not in it.
- How many points is ELVANS worth?
- ELVANS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELVANS?
- No single letter can be added to ELVANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ELVANS:
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