NAVEWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAVEWS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAVEWS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAVEWS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAVEWS
No single letter turns NAVEWS into another word.
How NAVEWS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NAVEWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does NAVEWS mean in Scrabble?
NAVEWS is the plural of NAVEW.
NAVEW(noun) — A wild, small-rooted turnip, grown mainly as fodder or for its oil-bearing seed.
Shorter words from the letters in NAVEWS
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Common questions about NAVEWS
- Is NAVEWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAVEWS is not in it.
- How many points is NAVEWS worth?
- NAVEWS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAVEWS?
- No single letter can be added to NAVEWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NAVEWS:
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