VADOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VADOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VADOSE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VADOSE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VADOSE
No single letter turns VADOSE into another word.
How VADOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VADOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What does VADOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing the zone of ground, or the water in it, that lies above the water table.
Geologists and hydrologists use vadose for the layer of soil and rock between the surface and the permanent groundwater, where the pores hold both air and water. Rain soaks down through this vadose zone on its way to the aquifer below. Water found there is called vadose water, and it behaves differently from the water that fills every gap beneath the table.
How VADOSE is used
Used in geology, hydrology and soil science.
- The contamination spread slowly through the vadose layer.
- Samples of vadose water were taken at three depths.
- Caves in the vadose zone are shaped by trickling streams.
- A vadose region can dry out completely in summer.
- The model treats vadose flow separately from deep groundwater.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VADOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VADOSE
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Common questions about VADOSE
- Is VADOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VADOSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VADOSE worth?
- VADOSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VADOSE mean?
- Describing the zone of ground, or the water in it, that lies above the water table.
- What letters can be added to VADOSE?
- No single letter can be added to VADOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VADOSE:
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