SAVIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SAVIN 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 SAVIN?
| 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 SAVIN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAVIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAVIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAVIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does SAVIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low, spreading juniper shrub with dark, scale-like leaves and a strong scent, traditionally grown as an ornamental or hedge plant.
Savin is another name for a low, spreading juniper species that stays close to the ground rather than growing into a tree. Its foliage is made up of small, tightly overlapping scales rather than the loose needles seen on many other conifers, and the crushed leaves of savin give off a sharp, resinous smell. Gardeners once planted savin as a hardy border or ground-cover shrub, and older herbals mention it for various uses now considered unsafe. The name is also applied loosely to a few related juniper varieties with the same spreading habit.
How SAVIN is used
Now mainly a botanical and historical name rather than a word used in everyday speech.
- A row of savin bushes lined the old garden wall.
- The savin's scaly leaves smell sharp when crushed between the fingers.
- Old herbals describe savin among the common juniper shrubs of the garden.
- Savin spreads low across the ground instead of growing upright like a tree.
- The nursery still sells a few varieties of savin for hedging.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAVIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAVIN
The 5 tiles of SAVIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SAVIN
8 longer words begin with SAVIN.
Words with SAVIN inside
9 words contain SAVIN in the middle. Words that start with SAVIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAVIN
Common questions about SAVIN
- Is SAVIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAVIN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAVIN worth?
- SAVIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAVIN mean?
- A low, spreading juniper shrub with dark, scale-like leaves and a strong scent, traditionally grown as an ornamental or hedge plant.
- What letters can be added to SAVIN?
- SAVIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAVIN:
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