PAVANE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAVANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAVANE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAVANE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAVANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pavanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAVANE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAVANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does PAVANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalmusic
A slow, stately court dance of the sixteenth century, or music written for it.
The pavane was danced in procession by couples in rich costume and was usually followed by a livelier dance. Composers later borrowed the name for slow, dignified pieces, the most famous being the Pavane for a Dead Princess by Ravel. The word probably points to Padua in Italy. The shorter spelling pavan is also in use, but pavane is the form most often seen in titles.
How PAVANE is used
Historical and musical; met in writing about early dance.
- The courtiers opened the evening with a slow pavane.
- She played a pavane on the lute.
- A solemn pavane was written for the funeral.
- He studied the steps of the pavane in a book of dances.
- The orchestra ended with a quiet pavane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAVANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAVANE
1 longer words begin with PAVANE.
Shorter words from the letters in PAVANE
Common questions about PAVANE
- Is PAVANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAVANE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAVANE worth?
- PAVANE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAVANE mean?
- A slow, stately court dance of the sixteenth century, or music written for it.
- What letters can be added to PAVANE?
- PAVANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAVANE:
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