SCAVAGING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCAVAGING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCAVAGING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCAVAGING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCAVAGING
No single letter turns SCAVAGING into another word.
How SCAVAGING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCAVAGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCAVAGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCAVAGING mean in Scrabble?
SCAVAGING is the -ing form (present participle) of SCAVAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCAVAGING
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Common questions about SCAVAGING
- Is SCAVAGING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCAVAGING is not in it.
- How many points is SCAVAGING worth?
- SCAVAGING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCAVAGING?
- No single letter can be added to SCAVAGING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCAVAGING:
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