TAVAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAVAS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAVAS?
| 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 TAVAS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAVAS
No single letter turns TAVAS into another word.
How TAVAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAVAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Anagrams of TAVAS
The 5 tiles of TAVAS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in TAVAS
1 words end in TAVAS. Useful as a back hook: play TAVAS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in TAVAS
Common questions about TAVAS
- Is TAVAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAVAS is not in it.
- How many points is TAVAS worth?
- TAVAS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAVAS?
- No single letter can be added to TAVAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAVAS:
Open TAVAS in the Word Finder