Is PAVANES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAVANES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAVANES mean?
Pavanes is a form of PAVANE.
- noun
music composed for dancing the pavane
- noun
a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + N (1) + 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 PAVANES
PAVANES 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 PAVANES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pavane11
- pavans11
- pavan10
- paves10
- vapes10
- pave9
- vape9
- apneas8
- paeans8
- paesan8
- avens8
- naves8
- vanes8
- apnea7
- aspen7
- napas7
- napes7
- neaps7
- paans7
- paean7
- panes7
- peans7
- sneap7
- spean7
- aves7
- nave7
- navs7
- save7
- vane7
- vans7
- vasa7
- vase7
- vena7
- apes6
- apse6
- napa6
- nape6
- naps6
- neap6
- paan6
- pane6
- pans6
- pase6
- pean6
- peas6
- pens6
- snap6
- spae6
- span6
- ava6
- ave6
- nav6
- sev6
- van6
- vas6
- ansae5
- ape5
- asp5
- nap5
- pan5
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