GAVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GAVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAVEL?
| 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 GAVEL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gavelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAVEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GAVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does GAVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A small mallet used by a judge, an auctioneer, or the chair of a meeting to call for attention or order.
A gavel is struck against a block or the surface of a desk to produce a sharp sound that tells a room to quiet down, whether at the opening of a court session or the fall of a winning bid at an auction. The word can also work as a verb, as when a chairperson gavels a noisy meeting back to order. Courts, legislatures, and auction houses all rely on the gavel as a simple signal that needs no microphone to be heard.
How GAVEL is used
Common in legal and procedural contexts; also used as a verb meaning to call to order with a gavel.
- The judge struck the gavel twice before the courtroom fell silent.
- Bidding ended the moment the auctioneer brought down the gavel.
- The chair gaveled the session to a close after the vote.
- A wooden gavel sat beside the microphone on the podium.
- She gaveled through three motions before anyone could object.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAVEL
11 longer words begin with GAVEL.
Words ending in GAVEL
1 words end in GAVEL. Useful as a back hook: play GAVEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAVEL inside
4 words contain GAVEL in the middle. Words that start with GAVEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAVEL
Common questions about GAVEL
- Is GAVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAVEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAVEL worth?
- GAVEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAVEL mean?
- A small mallet used by a judge, an auctioneer, or the chair of a meeting to call for attention or order.
- What letters can be added to GAVEL?
- GAVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GAVEL:
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