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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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