LAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LAVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAVA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAVA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAVA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAVA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does LAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Molten rock that flows from a volcano onto the surface of the earth.
Lava cools and hardens as it moves away from the vent, eventually forming new layers of solid ground. Fast-moving lava can travel several kilometers before it stops and solidifies completely.
How LAVA is used
Widely used in everyday speech and in scientific writing about eruptions.
- Lava poured slowly down the mountainside toward the village.
- The glowing lava lit up the night sky for miles.
- Scientists studied cooled lava to learn about the eruption.
- Rivers of lava can destroy everything in their path.
- Fresh lavas from the eruption covered the old road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAVA
The 4 tiles of LAVA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LAVA
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with LAVA.
Words ending in LAVA
4 words end in LAVA. Useful as a back hook: play LAVA onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAVA inside
21 words contain LAVA in the middle. Words that start with LAVA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAVA
Common questions about LAVA
- Is LAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAVA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAVA worth?
- LAVA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAVA mean?
- Molten rock that flows from a volcano onto the surface of the earth.
- What letters can be added to LAVA?
- LAVA takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LAVA:
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