SAVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAVATE?
| 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 SAVATE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
savatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAVATE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does SAVATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A French combat sport in which fighters strike with both the fists and the feet.
Savate grew out of street fighting in France and was later refined into a sport with its own rules. Competitors traditionally wear soft shoes, which is why kicks play such a large part in it. The name comes from a French word for an old shoe, and the sport is sometimes called French boxing.
How SAVATE is used
Mostly appears in writing about martial arts and French sporting history.
- He trained in savate for years before taking up other martial arts.
- The gym offers a weekly class in savate for beginners.
- Savate fighters wear light shoes so that their kicks count.
- A Parisian master taught her savate in the old style.
- The film fight was choreographed from real savate techniques.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAVATE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAVATE
1 longer words begin with SAVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAVATE
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Common questions about SAVATE
- Is SAVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAVATE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAVATE worth?
- SAVATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAVATE mean?
- A French combat sport in which fighters strike with both the fists and the feet.
- What letters can be added to SAVATE?
- SAVATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAVATE:
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