RAVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RAVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAVEN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAVEN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAVEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAVEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does RAVEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, glossy black bird of the crow family, known for its deep croaking call and notable intelligence.
The raven has long carried a heavier symbolic weight than most birds, appearing in Norse mythology as Odin messenger and in Edgar Allan Poe famous poem as an omen of loss. Naturalists rank the raven among the most intelligent birds, capable of solving puzzles, using simple tools, and remembering human faces for years. Ravens are found across much of the Northern Hemisphere, often nesting on cliffs, in forests, or near mountain towns where they scavenge for food.
How RAVEN is used
Used in everyday nature writing as well as in folklore, poetry, and literature as a symbolic figure.
- A raven perched on the fence post, watching the farmers work below.
- Norse legend says two ravens flew across the world each day to bring news.
- The raven let out a harsh croak that echoed through the empty canyon.
- Researchers were surprised at how easily the raven solved the puzzle box.
- The narrator in the poem is tormented by a raven that repeats a single word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAVEN
13 longer words begin with RAVEN.
Words ending in RAVEN
3 words end in RAVEN. Useful as a back hook: play RAVEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAVEN inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain RAVEN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAVEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAVEN
Common questions about RAVEN
- Is RAVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAVEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAVEN worth?
- RAVEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAVEN mean?
- A large, glossy black bird of the crow family, known for its deep croaking call and notable intelligence.
- What letters can be added to RAVEN?
- RAVEN takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAVEN:
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