PAVISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAVISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAVISE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAVISE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAVISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAVISE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAVISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does PAVISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A large shield, carried or propped up, that covered a crossbowman during reloading.
In medieval sieges a crossbowman wound his weapon slowly, so a pavise was set on the ground to protect him from return fire. Some were tall enough to hide the whole body, and a helper known as a pavisor often held it. The word comes from the Italian city of Pavia, where such shields were first made. The shorter form pavis is also found.
How PAVISE is used
Historical term used of medieval warfare.
- The archer crouched behind a pavise while he loaded.
- A painted pavise leaned against the castle wall.
- The museum keeps a wooden pavise from the fifteenth century.
- Each crossbowman had a pavise and a helper.
- The pavise took the arrows meant for the soldiers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAVISE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAVISE
The 6 tiles of PAVISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAVISE
3 longer words begin with PAVISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PAVISE
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Common questions about PAVISE
- Is PAVISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAVISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAVISE worth?
- PAVISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAVISE mean?
- A large shield, carried or propped up, that covered a crossbowman during reloading.
- What letters can be added to PAVISE?
- PAVISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAVISE:
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