LAVAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAVAL 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAVAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAVAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAVAL
No single letter turns LAVAL into another word.
How LAVAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about LAVAL
- LAVAL is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
- LAVAL begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with LAVAL
9 longer words begin with LAVAL.
Shorter words from the letters in LAVAL
Common questions about LAVAL
- Is LAVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAVAL is not in it.
- How many points is LAVAL worth?
- LAVAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAVAL?
- No single letter can be added to LAVAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAVAL:
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