PAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAVE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAVE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAVE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does PAVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cover a surface with stones or bricks.
Pave came from a Latin word about beating the ground flat, which is what road-making meant before surfacing existed. The figurative phrase about preparing a way is sixteenth-century.
How PAVE is used
Paved, paves. Also gives pavement.
- They paved the yard and regretted the colour.
- The word pave meant beating the ground flat.
- A paved road lasted where a beaten one did not.
- That agreement paved the way for the rest.
- Two paved surfaces meeting at an awkward angle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAVE
The 4 tiles of PAVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAVE
11 longer words begin with PAVE.
Words ending in PAVE
3 words end in PAVE. Useful as a back hook: play PAVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAVE inside
13 words contain PAVE in the middle. Words that start with PAVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAVE
Common questions about PAVE
- Is PAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAVE worth?
- PAVE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAVE mean?
- To cover a surface with stones or bricks.
- What letters can be added to PAVE?
- PAVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PAVE:
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