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
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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