VACUATING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. VACUATING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
v4a1c3u1a1t1i1n1g2
Depends on the listVACUATING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept VACUATING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful VACUATING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VACUATING
Front hooks — 1
evacuatingBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How VACUATING scores
Scrabble v4a1c3u1a1t1i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends v5a1c4u2a1t1i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in VACUATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VACUATING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in VACUATING
vacating14 acuating11 vicugna13 vauting11 agnatic10 caving12 atavic11 vacant11 vicuna11 vagina10 acting9 avanti9 avaunt9 caaing9 guaiac9 anicut8 nautic8 tunica8 gitana7 iguana7 taguan7 vacua10 vatic10 vinca10 guava9 acing8 avant8 avian8 cuing8 vaunt8 actin7 antic7 cunit7 cutin7 incut7 tacan7 tunic7 uncia7 unica7 again6
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Common questions about VACUATING
- Is VACUATING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VACUATING is not in it.
- How many points is VACUATING worth?
- VACUATING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to VACUATING?
- VACUATING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VACUATING:
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