a 1 v 4 a 1 i 1 l 1
5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a means of serving
verb use to one's advantage
verb be of use to, be useful to
originFrom Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valere (“to be worthy, strong”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0