Is GAVIALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GAVIALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GAVIALS mean?
Gavials is a form of GAVIAL.
- noun
large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 11 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 GAVIALS
GAVIALS 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 GAVIALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gavial10
- avails9
- saliva9
- salvia9
- avgas9
- vagal9
- vigas9
- avail8
- lavas8
- silva8
- vails8
- vasal8
- vials8
- vagi8
- viga8
- vigs8
- lava7
- lavs7
- vail7
- vasa7
- vial7
- visa7
- vig7
- algas6
- galas6
- glias6
- saiga6
- sigla6
- ava6
- lav6
- vas6
- via6
- vis6
- alias5
- agas5
- alga5
- gala5
- gals5
- glia5
- lags5
- saga5
- slag5
- aals4
- ails4
- alas4
- lias4
- sail4
- sial4
- aga4
- ags4
- gal4
- gas4
- gis4
- lag4
- sag4
- sig4
- aal3
- aas3
- ail3
- ais3
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