NAVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NAVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAVAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAVAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAVAL
No single letter turns NAVAL into another word.
How NAVAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NAVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does NAVAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to a navy, its ships, personnel, or operations, as distinct from land or air forces.
Naval describes anything belonging to a country's navy, from a naval base where ships dock and sailors train to a naval officer commanding a warship at sea. Military historians distinguish naval warfare, fought between ships and submarines, from land warfare fought by armies and aerial warfare fought by air forces, even though modern conflicts often combine all three. The word appears constantly in official and historical writing, in phrases such as naval academy, naval blockade, and naval fleet, always pointing specifically to sea-based military forces. It should not be confused with the unrelated word navel, which names the small scar left on the abdomen after birth.
How NAVAL is used
Common in military, historical, and news writing whenever the subject is a navy, its ships, personnel, or operations.
- The naval base housed a dozen warships.
- He trained at the naval academy before joining the fleet.
- Historians studied the great naval battles of the war.
- A naval blockade cut off the enemy's supply lines.
- She served as a naval officer for over twenty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAVAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAVAL
3 longer words begin with NAVAL.
Words ending in NAVAL
1 words end in NAVAL. Useful as a back hook: play NAVAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAVAL inside
2 words contain NAVAL in the middle. Words that start with NAVAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAVAL
Common questions about NAVAL
- Is NAVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAVAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAVAL worth?
- NAVAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAVAL mean?
- Relating to a navy, its ships, personnel, or operations, as distinct from land or air forces.
- What letters can be added to NAVAL?
- No single letter can be added to NAVAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NAVAL:
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