VACCINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VACCINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VACCINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VACCINE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VACCINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VACCINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VACCINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does VACCINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A preparation given to a person or animal to build immunity against a particular disease.
A vaccine trains the body to recognise a germ without making the person ill. The term also has a computer sense, for a program that detects and removes harmful software.
How VACCINE is used
The word vaccine is normally followed by for or against a named disease.
- The nurse gave her a vaccine against measles.
- Researchers worked for years to develop a safe vaccine.
- Another vaccine is given to children before they start school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VACCINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VACCINE
3 longer words begin with VACCINE.
Shorter words from the letters in VACCINE
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Common questions about VACCINE
- Is VACCINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VACCINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VACCINE worth?
- VACCINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VACCINE mean?
- A preparation given to a person or animal to build immunity against a particular disease.
- What letters can be added to VACCINE?
- VACCINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VACCINE:
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