MAVIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MAVIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAVIN?
| 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 MAVIN is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAVIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mavinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAVIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in MAVIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does MAVIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person with great knowledge or experience in a subject, whose judgment other people trust; a variant spelling of maven.
When someone is called a mavin, it means their opinion on a topic, whether wine, computers, or local politics, carries real weight because of years of hands-on experience. The word traces back through Yiddish to a Hebrew root meaning "one who understands", and English borrowed it in two spellings, of which mavin is the less common. Dictionaries and word lists treat mavin as fully interchangeable with the more familiar maven.
How MAVIN is used
Informal noun applied to a trusted expert in everyday contexts rather than to someone with formal credentials.
- Everyone at the shop treated him as the resident mavin on vintage guitars.
- She became the office mavin on tax law after years of answering questions.
- A true mavin can spot a fake antique in seconds.
- His father was a mavin of old jazz records.
- Ask the mavin behind the counter which knife suits your kitchen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAVIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAVIN
1 longer words begin with MAVIN.
Shorter words from the letters in MAVIN
Common questions about MAVIN
- Is MAVIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAVIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAVIN worth?
- MAVIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAVIN mean?
- A person with great knowledge or experience in a subject, whose judgment other people trust; a variant spelling of maven.
- What letters can be added to MAVIN?
- MAVIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of MAVIN:
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