QUAVERY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. QUAVERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUAVERY?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUAVERY is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUAVERY
No single letter turns QUAVERY into another word.
How QUAVERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QUAVERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does QUAVERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Shaking or trembling, especially of a voice.
Quavery is most often applied to an old, frightened or emotional voice that wobbles in pitch. It can also describe a thin, wavering musical note.
How QUAVERY is used
Quavery usually modifies voice, note, laugh or whisper.
- Her quavery voice carried across the silent hall.
- The old singer reached a quavery high note.
- He answered in a quavery whisper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUAVERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in QUAVERY
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Common questions about QUAVERY
- Is QUAVERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUAVERY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUAVERY worth?
- QUAVERY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUAVERY mean?
- Shaking or trembling, especially of a voice.
- What letters can be added to QUAVERY?
- No single letter can be added to QUAVERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QUAVERY:
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