VACUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VACUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VACUOUS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VACUOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VACUOUS
No single letter turns VACUOUS into another word.
How VACUOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VACUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What stands out about VACUOUS
- VACUOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VACUOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Empty of thought, meaning or intelligence.
Vacuous criticises talk, smiles or expressions that have nothing behind them. It is harsher than blank, hinting at real emptiness of mind.
How VACUOUS is used
Vacuous describes remarks, looks and entertainments lacking substance.
- He gave a vacuous grin and said nothing useful.
- The speech was long and thoroughly vacuous.
- She was tired of vacuous celebrity gossip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VACUOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VACUOUS
3 longer words begin with VACUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VACUOUS
Common questions about VACUOUS
- Is VACUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VACUOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VACUOUS worth?
- VACUOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VACUOUS mean?
- Empty of thought, meaning or intelligence.
- What letters can be added to VACUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VACUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VACUOUS:
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