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Is savate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word savate is a Scrabble US word. The word savate is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is savate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word savate is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1A1V4A1T1E1

Is savate a Words With Friends word?

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

SAVATE,

5-letter words (4 found)

AVAST,STAVE,TAVAS,VESTA,

4-letter words (23 found)

ASEA,ATES,AVAS,AVES,EAST,EATS,ETAS,SATE,SAVE,SEAT,SETA,TAES,TASE,TAVA,TAVS,TEAS,VAES,VASA,VASE,VAST,VATS,VEST,VETS,

3-letter words (24 found)

AAS,ATE,ATS,AVA,AVE,EAS,EAT,EST,ETA,SAE,SAT,SAV,SEA,SET,SEV,TAE,TAS,TAV,TEA,TES,VAE,VAS,VAT,VET,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AE,AS,AT,EA,ES,ET,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 63 words from savate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of savate

savate

Etymology

Borrowed from French savate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈvɑːt/

Noun

savate (uncountable)

  1. a form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves

Anagrams

  • Avesta

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French savate (“old shoe”), from Old French chavate, çavate, of unknown origin shared with Spanish zapato. Possibly from Tatar чабата (çabata, “overshoes”), ultimately either from Ottoman Turkish چاپوت (çaput, çapıt, “patchwork, tatters”), from Ottoman Turkish چاپمق (çapmak, “to slap on”), or of Iranian origin, cognate with modern Persian چپت (čapat, “a kind of traditional leather shoe”). Doublet of sabot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.vat/

Noun

savate f (plural savates)

  1. (sports) savate
    Synonym: chausson
  2. (colloquial) old slipper

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French savate.

Noun

savate m (uncountable)

  1. (martial arts) savate

Hypernyms

  • deporte de combate

Source: wiktionary.org