Is CAVENDISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAVENDISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAVENDISH mean?
- noun
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CAVENDISH
CAVENDISH 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 CAVENDISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vanished15
- echidnas14
- chives14
- advices13
- chained13
- chinsed13
- echidna13
- evanish13
- schneid13
- vahines13
- shaved13
- shived13
- chive13
- schav13
- chaines12
- advice12
- cashed12
- chased12
- chides12
- chined12
- havens12
- inched12
- niched12
- shaven12
- shavie12
- vahine12
- vanish12
- hived12
- invades11
- cavies11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- encash11
- hances11
- inches11
- naches11
- niches11
- vesica11
- vincas11
- ached11
- caved11
- chads11
- chide11
- haven11
- haves11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- viced11
- candies10
- incased10
- advise10
- danish10
- davens10
- davies10
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