Is SCAVENGERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCAVENGERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCAVENGERS mean?
Scavengers is a form of SCAVENGER.
- noun
a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
- noun
someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
- noun
any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 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 SCAVENGERS
SCAVENGERS 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 SCAVENGERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scavenger15
- scavenges15
- scavenge14
- graveness13
- crevasse13
- avengers12
- engraves12
- caverns12
- cravens12
- scarves12
- avenger11
- avenges11
- engrave11
- genevas11
- greaves11
- carven11
- carves11
- cavern11
- cavers11
- craven11
- craves11
- varecs11
- casernes10
- avenses10
- encages10
- avenge10
- ganevs10
- geneva10
- graven10
- graves10
- greave10
- regave10
- vegans10
- venges10
- verges10
- carve10
- caver10
- caves10
- crave10
- varec10
- ancress9
- careens9
- caserne9
- caserns9
- cassene9
- censers9
- creases9
- encases9
- recanes9
- screens9
- seances9
- secerns9
- senecas9
- averse9
- cagers9
- encage9
- graces9
- nerves9
- ravens9
- reaves9
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