SHAVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHAVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAVEN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAVEN is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAVEN
No single letter turns SHAVEN into another word.
How SHAVEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHAVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SHAVEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having had the hair or beard cut off close to the skin.
Shaven describes a face or head from which the hair has been removed with a razor. It is the older participle of shave and has settled as an ordinary adjective, most often in the phrases clean shaven and shaven head. Where a verb is needed modern speech prefers shaved, but shaven keeps its place before a noun.
How SHAVEN is used
Common in descriptions of appearance, usually with clean or head.
- He arrived clean shaven for the interview.
- The monk had a shaven crown and a plain robe.
- A shaven head is easy to keep cool in summer.
- The soldiers were all young, shaven and nervous.
- She noticed his freshly shaven chin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAVEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAVEN
The 6 tiles of SHAVEN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAVEN
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Common questions about SHAVEN
- Is SHAVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAVEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAVEN worth?
- SHAVEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAVEN mean?
- Having had the hair or beard cut off close to the skin.
- What letters can be added to SHAVEN?
- No single letter can be added to SHAVEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHAVEN:
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