VAGABOND is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VAGABOND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAGABOND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAGABOND is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAGABOND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vagabondsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAGABOND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VAGABOND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VAGABOND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VAGABOND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with no settled home or regular work who drifts from place to place.
Older laws treated the vagabond as a nuisance, but in stories he is often a romantic wanderer free of ordinary ties. The word can also be a verb meaning to roam in that way, though that use is rare.
How VAGABOND is used
The word vagabond sounds old-fashioned and may be affectionate or scornful depending on context.
- The vagabond slept in barns and begged for bread.
- He lived like a vagabond for ten years.
- A vagabond with a guitar wandered into town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAGABOND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAGABOND
16 longer words begin with VAGABOND.
Shorter words from the letters in VAGABOND
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Common questions about VAGABOND
- Is VAGABOND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAGABOND, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAGABOND worth?
- VAGABOND is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAGABOND mean?
- A person with no settled home or regular work who drifts from place to place.
- What letters can be added to VAGABOND?
- VAGABOND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VAGABOND:
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