Is ARTERIOVENOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARTERIOVENOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARTERIOVENOUS mean?
- adjective
connecting an artery to a vein
“an arteriovenous fistula”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ARTERIOVENOUS
ARTERIOVENOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ARTERIOVENOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enterovirus14
- reservation14
- enervators13
- nervatures13
- overstrain13
- overtrains13
- renovators13
- venerators13
- veratrines13
- arrestive12
- enervator12
- invertase12
- inverters12
- invertors12
- nervature12
- norovirus12
- overrates12
- overroast12
- overtires12
- overtones12
- overtrain12
- overtures12
- overturns12
- renovates12
- renovator12
- restriven12
- reversion12
- rotavirus12
- savourier12
- taverners12
- trouveres12
- turnovers12
- venerator12
- venturers12
- veratrine12
- veratrins12
- aversion11
- averters11
- eversion11
- evertors11
- inverter11
- invertor11
- investor11
- naivetes11
- nerviest11
- nervures11
- outraves11
- outsavor11
- outserve11
- ovations11
- overeats11
- overnear11
- overneat11
- overrate11
- overruns11
- overstir11
- oversure11
- overtire11
- overtone11
- overture11
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