KAVAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. KAVAL 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KAVAL?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful KAVAL is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAVAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kavalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAVAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KAVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does KAVAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
An end-blown wooden flute played in folk music across the Balkans and parts of Turkey.
A kaval is open at both ends rather than stopped like a recorder, and the player blows across the sharpened rim of one end to produce the sound. Shepherds are traditionally credited with the instrument, and Bulgarian folklore explains its extra tuning holes as the work of the devil trying and failing to out-play a herder. The kaval remains a standard instrument in Balkan folk ensembles today.
How KAVAL is used
Used in writing about Balkan and Turkish folk music.
- The shepherd carved his own kaval from a single piece of wood.
- A kaval sounds breathier than a transverse flute.
- The folk ensemble opened with a solo on the kaval.
- Turkish and Bulgarian kaval players hold the instrument at an angle.
- Extra holes near the foot of the kaval sharpen its upper notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAVAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAVAL
1 longer words begin with KAVAL.
Shorter words from the letters in KAVAL
Common questions about KAVAL
- Is KAVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KAVAL is not in it.
- How many points is KAVAL worth?
- KAVAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAVAL mean?
- An end-blown wooden flute played in folk music across the Balkans and parts of Turkey.
- What letters can be added to KAVAL?
- KAVAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KAVAL:
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