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Is arval a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word arval is a Scrabble US word. The word arval is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1R1V4A1L1

Is arval a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word arval is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1R1V4A1L1

Is arval a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word arval is a Words With Friends word. The word arval is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1R1V5A1L2

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5-letter words (4 found)

ALVAR,ARVAL,LARVA,LAVRA,

4-letter words (4 found)

ALAR,AVAL,LAVA,VARA,

3-letter words (7 found)

AAL,ALA,AVA,LAR,LAV,RAV,VAR,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AL,AR,LA,

You can make 19 words from arval according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of arval

arval

English

Alternative forms

  • arfal, arvel, arvil, arvill, arvall, arvel, arvell, averill, arvale

Etymology

From Middle English arvell, from Old Norse erfiǫl (“a funeral feast”), from arfr (“inheritance”) + öl (“ale”). Cognate with Danish arveøl (“a wake, funeral feast”). More at erf, ale.

Noun

arval (plural arvals)

  1. (Scotland and Northern England, now rare) A funeral feast or wake at which bread and ale was served, traditional in Scotland, the North of England, and among the Norse.
  2. (rare, chiefly historical) The ale served at such a wake, the drinking of which was a ritually significant act in Norse culture.
  3. (Lancashire) The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale.

Usage notes

  • (funeral feast): This noun is frequently used attributively, as in arval supper, arval dinner, arval-bread, and so on.

Derived terms

  • arval-bread
  • arval-cake
  • arval-dinner
  • arval-supper

References

  • John Christopher Atkinson, Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect (1868), page 10: Arval, sb. A funeral entertainment. 'In the North the funeral feast is called an arval or arvil-supper; ...'
  • Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary‎[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 77: Arval, sb. Sc. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Obsol.

Anagrams

  • Raval, alvar, larva, lavra

Source: wiktionary.org