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Is NAVELS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NAVELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NAVELS mean?

Navels is a form of NAVEL.

  1. noun

    a scar where the umbilical cord was attached

    “you were not supposed to show your navel on television”

  2. noun

    the center point or middle of something

    “the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

9

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

6

Letters

N (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 NAVELS

NAVELS 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 NAVELS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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