VACUO is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. VACUO is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 13 points there.
Which word lists accept VACUO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VACUO is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VACUO
No single letter turns VACUO into another word.
How VACUO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VACUO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does VACUO mean in Scrabble?
adverb
technical
In a vacuum — used in the fixed phrase in vacuo.
Vacuo is the Latin ablative form kept in English scientific prose to describe a process carried out with the air removed, and figuratively to describe something considered apart from its normal setting. It almost never appears without the word in before it.
How VACUO is used
Chiefly in the phrase in vacuo; rarely used without in placed before it.
- The reaction was carried out in vacuo to keep air from interfering.
- Vacuo appears in English almost always after the word in.
- A claim examined in vacuo ignores the circumstances that produced it.
- The solvent was removed in vacuo, leaving a dry residue.
- Chemists write in vacuo where an everyday account would say in a vacuum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VACUO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VACUO
15 longer words begin with VACUO.
Shorter words from the letters in VACUO
Common questions about VACUO
- Is VACUO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VACUO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VACUO worth?
- VACUO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VACUO mean?
- In a vacuum — used in the fixed phrase in vacuo.
- What letters can be added to VACUO?
- No single letter can be added to VACUO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VACUO:
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