Is SCAVENGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCAVENGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCAVENGES mean?
Scavenges 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
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 SCAVENGES
SCAVENGES 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 SCAVENGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scavenge14
- avenges11
- genevas11
- avenses10
- encages10
- avenge10
- ganevs10
- geneva10
- vegans10
- venges10
- caves10
- cassene9
- encases9
- seances9
- senecas9
- encage9
- sevens9
- veenas9
- ganev9
- vangs9
- vegan9
- vegas9
- veges9
- venge9
- cave9
- vacs9
- senegas8
- ceases8
- censes8
- encase8
- scenas8
- scenes8
- seance8
- seneca8
- avens8
- cages8
- eaves8
- evens8
- naves8
- neves8
- saves8
- scags8
- seven8
- vanes8
- vases8
- veena8
- venae8
- gave8
- vang8
- vega8
- vac8
- agenes7
- senega7
- acnes7
- canes7
- cases7
- cease7
- cense7
- scans7
- scena7
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