HAVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HAVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAVEN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAVEN is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAVEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAVEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does HAVEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place of safety, shelter, or refuge, or a harbor that offers protection to ships.
A haven can be literal, such as a natural harbor where ships anchor away from rough seas, or figurative, such as a home that serves as a haven from a stressful world. The word often appears in the phrase safe haven, doubling the sense of protection it already carries. Its nautical origin still shows through in place names ending in -haven along many coastlines.
How HAVEN is used
Frequently combined with an adjective or noun, as in "safe haven" or "tax haven".
- The old fishing village became a haven for artists seeking quiet.
- Sailors steered the battered ship toward the nearest haven.
- Her grandmother's kitchen was a haven from the noise outside.
- The island nation is often described as a haven for offshore banking.
- Refugees found a temporary haven in the mountain village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAVEN
4 longer words begin with HAVEN.
Words ending in HAVEN
3 words end in HAVEN. Useful as a back hook: play HAVEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with HAVEN inside
2 words contain HAVEN in the middle. Words that start with HAVEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAVEN
Common questions about HAVEN
- Is HAVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAVEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAVEN worth?
- HAVEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAVEN mean?
- A place of safety, shelter, or refuge, or a harbor that offers protection to ships.
- What letters can be added to HAVEN?
- HAVEN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAVEN:
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