Is OCTAVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OCTAVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OCTAVES mean?
Octaves is a form of OCTAVE.
- noun
a feast day and the seven days following it
- noun
a musical interval of eight tones
- noun
a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
O (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 OCTAVES
OCTAVES 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.
Anagrams of OCTAVES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OCTAVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- avocets12
- avocet11
- covets11
- octave11
- caves10
- coves10
- covet10
- voces10
- avoset9
- cave9
- cove9
- vacs9
- costae8
- oaves8
- ovate8
- soave8
- stave8
- stove8
- vesta8
- votes8
- vac8
- ascot7
- caste7
- cates7
- cesta7
- coast7
- coats7
- coset7
- costa7
- cotes7
- escot7
- taces7
- tacos7
- aves7
- avos7
- save7
- tavs7
- vase7
- vast7
- vats7
- vest7
- veto7
- vets7
- voes7
- vote7
- aces6
- acts6
- case6
- cast6
- cate6
- cats6
- coat6
- cost6
- cote6
- cots6
- ecos6
- ocas6
- scat6
- scot6
- sect6
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