VACANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. VACANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VACANCY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VACANCY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VACANCY
No single letter turns VACANCY into another word.
How VACANCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VACANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What does VACANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An unfilled job, or a room available in a hotel or similar place.
Vacancy is the gap that someone is wanted to fill, whether that is a post at work or a free bed for the night. In a more abstract sense it also means emptiness, as in a vacant stare.
How VACANCY is used
Vacancy is a countable noun in jobs and lodging, and a hotel sign saying no vacancy means it is full.
- The firm advertised a vacancy for a bookkeeper.
- There was no vacancy at the small inn.
- A strange vacancy showed in his expression.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VACANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VACANCY
Common questions about VACANCY
- Is VACANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VACANCY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VACANCY worth?
- VACANCY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VACANCY mean?
- An unfilled job, or a room available in a hotel or similar place.
- What letters can be added to VACANCY?
- No single letter can be added to VACANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VACANCY:
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