SCAVENGE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCAVENGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCAVENGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCAVENGE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCAVENGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCAVENGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCAVENGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCAVENGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCAVENGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To search through waste or wild places for food or usable things.
Vultures, foxes and hyenas scavenge for carrion, and people in hard times may scavenge for scrap metal or firewood. Engineers also speak of scavenging exhaust gases out of an engine cylinder.
How SCAVENGE is used
Used for animals feeding on leftovers and for people collecting discarded goods.
- The foxes scavenge around the bins at night.
- After the storm we had to scavenge for dry wood.
- They scavenge parts from old cars to repair their own.
- Gulls scavenge along the shore for anything edible.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCAVENGE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCAVENGE
9 longer words begin with SCAVENGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCAVENGE
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Common questions about SCAVENGE
- Is SCAVENGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCAVENGE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCAVENGE worth?
- SCAVENGE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCAVENGE mean?
- To search through waste or wild places for food or usable things.
- What letters can be added to SCAVENGE?
- SCAVENGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCAVENGE:
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