Savvies is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 85 anagrams from letters in savvies (aeissvv).
1775-85; Spanish sabe, present 3rd singular of saber to know Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient
Then Johnny savvies Injun talk pretty well and you're sure to run across them or their camps.