Maven in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is maven a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word maven is a Scrabble US word. The word maven is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

M3A1V4E1N1

Is maven a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word maven is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3A1V4E1N1

Is maven a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word maven is a Words With Friends word. The word maven is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

MAVEN,

4-letter words (8 found)

AMEN,MANE,MEAN,NAME,NAVE,NEMA,VANE,VENA,

3-letter words (13 found)

AME,ANE,AVE,EAN,MAE,MAN,MEN,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAV,VAE,VAN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AM,AN,EA,EM,EN,MA,ME,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from maven according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of maven

maven amven mvaen vmaen avmen vamen maevn amevn meavn emavn aemvn eamvn mvean vmean mevan emvan veman evman avemn vaemn aevmn eavmn veamn evamn mavne amvne mvane vmane avmne vamne manve amnve mnave nmave anmve namve mvnae vmnae mnvae nmvae vnmae nvmae avnme vanme anvme navme vname nvame maenv amenv meanv emanv aemnv eamnv manev amnev mnaev nmaev anmev namev menav emnav mneav nmeav enmav nemav aenmv eanmv anemv naemv enamv neamv mvena vmena mevna emvna vemna evmna mvnea vmnea mnvea nmvea vnmea nvmea menva emnva mneva nmeva enmva nemva venma evnma vnema nvema envma nevma avenm vaenm aevnm eavnm veanm evanm avnem vanem anvem navem vnaem nvaem aenvm eanvm anevm naevm enavm neavm venam evnam vneam nveam envam nevam

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Definitions and meaning of maven

maven

Etymology

From Yiddish מבֿין (meyvn, connoisseur, expert, know-it-all), from Hebrew מֵבִין (mevín, one who understands, connoisseur, expert), from הֵבִין (hevín, to understand). The word is said to have been popularized by its use in an advertising campaign for Vita Herring launched in the United States in 1964, which had a character called the “beloved [herring] maven” promoting the product.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪvn̩/
  • (General American) enPR: māvən, IPA(key): /ˈmeɪv(ə)n/
  • Rhymes: -eɪvən
  • Merriam-Webster–style: ma‧ven; Oxford2014-style: maven (fewer than 6 letters, non-compound)

Noun

maven (plural mavens)

  1. (chiefly US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
    Synonyms: cognoscente, connoisseur; see also Thesaurus:skilled person
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:beginner

Alternative forms

  • mavin, mayven, mayvin

Derived terms

  • mavenhood
  • mavenry
  • webmaven

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References

Further reading

  • maven (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

maven c

  1. definite singular of mave

Source: wiktionary.org