JAVELS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. JAVELS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
j8a1v4e1l1s1
Depends on the listJAVELS · 6 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept JAVELS?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful JAVELS is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JAVELS
No single letter turns JAVELS into another word.
How JAVELS scores
Scrabble j8a1v4e1l1s1 16
Words with Friends j10a1v5e1l2s1 20
Face value of the 6 tiles in JAVELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
Shorter words from the letters in JAVELS
javel15 avels8 laves8 levas8 salve8 selva8 slave8 vales8 valse8 veals8 avel7 aves7 lave7 lavs7 leva7 levs7 save7 vaes7 vale7 vase7 veal7 vela7 ales4 lase4 leas4 sale4 seal4 slae4 ave6 lav6 lev6 sav6 sev6 vae6 vas6 aes3 ale3 als3 eas3 els3
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Common questions about JAVELS
- Is JAVELS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JAVELS is not in it.
- How many points is JAVELS worth?
- JAVELS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JAVELS?
- No single letter can be added to JAVELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JAVELS:
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