Is SCAVENGED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCAVENGED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCAVENGED mean?
Scavenged is a form of SCAVENGE.
- verb
clean refuse from
“Scavenge a street”
- verb
collect discarded material
“She scavenged the garbage cans for food”
- verb
feed on carrion or refuse
“hyenas scavenge”
- verb
remove unwanted substances from
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 SCAVENGED
SCAVENGED 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 SCAVENGED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scavenge14
- vendaces14
- vendace13
- avenged12
- avenges11
- encaged11
- genevas11
- venged11
- caved11
- decanes10
- encages10
- encased10
- avenge10
- cadges10
- davens10
- deaves10
- evades10
- ganevs10
- geneva10
- vegans10
- venges10
- caves10
- ascend9
- ceased9
- censed9
- dances9
- decane9
- decans9
- encage9
- veenas9
- cadge9
- caged9
- daven9
- deave9
- devas9
- eaved9
- evade9
- ganev9
- saved9
- vaned9
- vangs9
- vegan9
- vegas9
- veges9
- vends9
- venge9
- cave9
- vacs9
- encase8
- seance8
- seneca8
- acned8
- avens8
- cades8
- cages8
- caned8
- cased8
- cedes8
- daces8
- dance8
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