SAVANT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAVANT 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 SAVANT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAVANT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAVANT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAVANT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAVANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SAVANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with deep learning in a particular field, or one with an extraordinary gift in a narrow area.
The word was borrowed from French, where it began as a form of the verb meaning to know. In older usage a savant was a respected scholar or scientist. Today it is also used for someone with remarkable memory, calculation or musical skill in one narrow area, often despite difficulties elsewhere.
How SAVANT is used
Formal or literary when meaning a scholar; often used for people with a striking single talent.
- The village treated the old botanist as a local savant.
- As a child he was a calendar savant who could name the weekday of any date.
- She is a music savant with perfect pitch.
- The academy invited every savant in the region to the lecture.
- No savant of the age could explain the strange comet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAVANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAVANT
The 6 tiles of SAVANT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SAVANT
3 longer words begin with SAVANT.
Shorter words from the letters in SAVANT
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Common questions about SAVANT
- Is SAVANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAVANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAVANT worth?
- SAVANT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAVANT mean?
- A person with deep learning in a particular field, or one with an extraordinary gift in a narrow area.
- What letters can be added to SAVANT?
- SAVANT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAVANT:
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