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Cavils

c 3a 1v 4i 1l 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of cavil

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does cavils mean?

noun

  1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

    Synonymsquibblequiddity

verb

  1. raise trivial objections

    Synonymscarpchicane

Definitions shown for cavil, the base form of cavils.

Is CAVILS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CAVILS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3a 1v 4i 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
c 4a 1v 5i 1l 2s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
c 4a 1v 4i 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
c 3a 1v 6i 1l 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CAVILS

Anagrams 1

Words that end like CAVILS

Common words that share the ending -ILS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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Cavils: quick answers

Is CAVILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CAVILS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CAVILS worth?
CAVILS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cavils mean?
cavils is the plural and third-person singular form of cavil, which means “an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CAVILS?
You can make 48 shorter words from CAVILS, such as CAVIL, CLAVI, VACS, SILVA. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CAVILS?
CAVILS rearranges into CLAVIS.