Is JAVELINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, JAVELINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does JAVELINS mean?
Javelins is a form of JAVELIN.
- noun
an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible
- noun
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
8
Letters
J (8) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (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 JAVELINS
JAVELINS 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 JAVELINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- javelin17
- jives15
- jive14
- ajies12
- jails12
- janes12
- jeans12
- ajis11
- jail11
- jane11
- jean11
- jins11
- alevins10
- valines10
- aji10
- jin10
- alevin9
- alvine9
- anvils9
- levins9
- livens9
- naives9
- navels9
- navies9
- savine9
- silvae9
- silvan9
- snivel9
- valine9
- valise9
- veinal9
- venial9
- vinals9
- vineal9
- alive8
- anvil8
- avens8
- evils8
- laves8
- levas8
- levin8
- levis8
- liven8
- lives8
- naevi8
- naive8
- navel8
- naves8
- nival8
- salve8
- savin8
- selva8
- silva8
- slave8
- vails8
- vales8
- valse8
- vanes8
- veals8
- veils8
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