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Is AVALANCHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, AVALANCHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does AVALANCHES mean?

Avalanches is a form of AVALANCHE.

  1. noun

    a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

  2. noun

    a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

    “the program brought an avalanche of mail”

  3. verb

    gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10

A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 AVALANCHES

AVALANCHES 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 AVALANCHES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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