NAVVYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAVVYING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAVVYING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAVVYING is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAVVYING
No single letter turns NAVVYING into another word.
How NAVVYING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAVVYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAVVYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAVVYING mean in Scrabble?
NAVVYING is the -ing form (present participle) of NAVVY.
NAVVY(noun) — A laborer, especially in Britain, employed in heavy manual work such as digging canals, railways or roads.
Shorter words from the letters in NAVVYING
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Common questions about NAVVYING
- Is NAVVYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAVVYING is not in it.
- How many points is NAVVYING worth?
- NAVVYING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAVVYING?
- No single letter can be added to NAVVYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAVVYING:
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