VAV is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VAV is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAV?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAV is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAV
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vavsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAV scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in VAV, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,967.
What stands out about VAV
- VAV is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VAV mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Vav does three jobs at once: it is a consonant, it marks two different vowels, and as a prefix it means and. That last use makes it the commonest letter in some texts, since verse after verse can begin with it for a whole chapter.
How VAV is used
Countable: a vav, two vavs. Also written waw.
- The vav at the start of the verse means and.
- A vav can be a consonant or a vowel depending on the word.
- Two vavs together are read as a single sound.
- The scribe drew the vav taller than the letters beside it.
- The letter vav is the sixth and among the busiest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAV and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAV
9 longer words begin with VAV.
Words with VAV inside
4 words contain VAV in the middle. Words that start with VAV are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about VAV
- Is VAV valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAV, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAV worth?
- VAV is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAV mean?
- The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- What letters can be added to VAV?
- VAV takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of VAV:
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