LEAVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LEAVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEAVEN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEAVEN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEAVEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leavensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEAVEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEAVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does LEAVEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A substance such as yeast added to dough to make it rise, or an influence that gradually changes a whole.
Bakers keep back a lump of old dough as leaven to start the next batch, and the sour smell of it is a mark of traditional bread. The word moved easily into figures of speech, where a little leaven can lighten a dull speech or spread through a whole group. As a verb it means to make something rise or to brighten it, as humor can leaven a sad story.
How LEAVEN is used
Literal in baking, figurative in essays and sermons; also a verb.
- She mixed a spoonful of leaven into the flour.
- A little leaven transforms the whole loaf.
- The speech needed some humor as leaven.
- Reform acted as a quiet leaven in the old party.
- Unleavened bread is made without any leaven.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEAVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEAVEN
7 longer words begin with LEAVEN.
Shorter words from the letters in LEAVEN
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Common questions about LEAVEN
- Is LEAVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEAVEN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEAVEN worth?
- LEAVEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEAVEN mean?
- A substance such as yeast added to dough to make it rise, or an influence that gradually changes a whole.
- What letters can be added to LEAVEN?
- LEAVEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEAVEN:
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