HAVIOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HAVIOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAVIOUR?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAVIOUR is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAVIOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
havioursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAVIOUR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAVIOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about HAVIOUR
- HAVIOUR runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAVIOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for behaviour or manner of conduct.
In older English, a person's haviour was the way they carried and conducted themselves in company. It survives mainly in Scrabble lists and in historical texts, as a shortened relative of behaviour.
How HAVIOUR is used
Only in archaic or deliberately old-style writing will you see haviour used.
- The squire praised the haviour of the young page.
- His courtly haviour won the favour of the queen.
- In the old manuscript the writer commends her gentle haviour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAVIOUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAVIOUR
1 longer words begin with HAVIOUR.
Shorter words from the letters in HAVIOUR
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Common questions about HAVIOUR
- Is HAVIOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAVIOUR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAVIOUR worth?
- HAVIOUR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAVIOUR mean?
- An old word for behaviour or manner of conduct.
- What letters can be added to HAVIOUR?
- HAVIOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAVIOUR:
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