HAVOC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HAVOC 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 HAVOC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAVOC is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAVOC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
havocsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAVOC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAVOC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does HAVOC mean in Scrabble?
noun
Widespread destruction, damage, or disorder.
Havoc describes chaos on a large scale, whether caused by a storm, a war, an accident or simply careless behavior. The word appears most often in the fixed phrase wreak havoc, meaning to cause severe, sweeping damage or disruption. Unlike ordinary damage, havoc suggests that the normal order of things has been thrown into confusion, not merely broken. News reports frequently use havoc to summarize the overall effect of a disaster rather than list every detail.
How HAVOC is used
Almost always used with a verb such as wreak, cause or create, and rarely appears with an article such as a or the.
- The flood left a trail of havoc across the valley.
- Heavy winds began to wreak havoc on the coastal town.
- The prankster caused havoc in the quiet office.
- Years of neglect had brought havoc to the old estate.
- The new policy threatened havoc in the local market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAVOC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAVOC
5 longer words begin with HAVOC.
Shorter words from the letters in HAVOC
Common questions about HAVOC
- Is HAVOC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAVOC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAVOC worth?
- HAVOC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAVOC mean?
- Widespread destruction, damage, or disorder.
- What letters can be added to HAVOC?
- HAVOC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAVOC:
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