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Is aval a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word aval is a Scrabble US word. The word aval is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is aval a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word aval is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

A1V4A1L1

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4-letter words (2 found)

AVAL,LAVA,

3-letter words (4 found)

AAL,ALA,AVA,LAV,

2-letter words (3 found)

AA,AL,LA,

You can make 9 words from aval according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of aval

aval vaal aavl aavl vaal aval avla vala alva lava vlaa lvaa aalv aalv alav laav alav laav vala avla vlaa lvaa alva lava

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Definitions and meaning of aval

aval

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French aval.

Noun

aval (plural avals)

  1. (finance, law) A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default.
Translations

References

  • aval, in Investopedia.

Etymology 2

From Latin avus (grandfather).

Adjective

aval (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of, related to, or characteristic of a grandparent.
Synonyms
  • grandparental
Hyponyms
  • (grandfather): grandfatherly, grandpaternal
  • (grandmother): grandmaternal, grandmotherly

Anagrams

  • Alva, Lava, Vaal, lava

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.val/

Noun

aval m

  1. apple

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French aval.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əˈβal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈval]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [aˈval]

Noun

aval m (plural avals)

  1. endorsement

Further reading

  • “aval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈaval]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈævɐl]

Noun

aval m (plural avalow or avallow)

  1. apple

Derived terms

Estonian

Noun

aval

  1. adessive singular of ava

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.val/

Etymology 1

From à + val.

Noun

aval m (uncountable)

  1. downstream area, lower reaches (of river)
Derived terms
  • en aval (adjective) (downstream)

Etymology 2

Probably an abbreviation of à valoir.

Noun

aval m (plural avals)

  1. approval, endorsement
Descendants

Further reading

  • “aval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • lava

Occitan

Etymology

a +‎ val

Pronunciation

Adverb

aval

  1. down
    Antonym: amont

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French aval.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧val

Noun

aval m (plural avais)

  1. permit (an artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal)
    Synonyms: permissão, autorização, licença
  2. (figurative) authorization, approval

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aval.

Noun

aval n (uncountable)

  1. downstream

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aval.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbal/ [aˈβ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧val

Noun

aval m (plural avales)

  1. endorsement
  2. countersignature
  3. guarantee

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “aval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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