VACUUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VACUUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VACUUM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VACUUM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VACUUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vacuumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VACUUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VACUUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What does VACUUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A space with no matter in it, or one from which nearly all air has been removed.
In physics a vacuum is an empty region, and a perfect one does not exist in practice, so scientists speak of degrees of vacuum. The word is borrowed from Latin vacuus, meaning empty. It is also used for the household cleaner that sucks up dust, and figuratively for a gap left when something important is gone, as in a power vacuum.
How VACUUM is used
Used in science, in housekeeping, and figuratively; also a verb meaning to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
- Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.
- She ran the vacuum over the stairs before the guests arrived.
- The jar was sealed under vacuum to keep the food fresh.
- His departure left a vacuum at the top of the company.
- The pump drew a partial vacuum inside the glass bell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VACUUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VACUUM
3 longer words begin with VACUUM.
Shorter words from the letters in VACUUM
Common questions about VACUUM
- Is VACUUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VACUUM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VACUUM worth?
- VACUUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VACUUM mean?
- A space with no matter in it, or one from which nearly all air has been removed.
- What letters can be added to VACUUM?
- VACUUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VACUUM:
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