VAGRANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VAGRANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAGRANT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAGRANT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAGRANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vagrantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAGRANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VAGRANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does VAGRANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with no settled home who drifts from place to place.
A vagrant was once a legal category, and old laws punished the idle wanderer with whipping or jail. Today the word sounds dated and harsh, and most writers choose homeless person instead. Birdwatchers also use it for a stray bird far outside its normal range.
How VAGRANT is used
The word vagrant is common in historical and legal texts and in birdwatching reports.
- The constable moved the vagrant on from the market square.
- A rare vagrant from Siberia appeared on the coast this week.
- Victorian law treated every vagrant as a threat to order.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAGRANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAGRANT
4 longer words begin with VAGRANT.
Shorter words from the letters in VAGRANT
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Common questions about VAGRANT
- Is VAGRANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAGRANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAGRANT worth?
- VAGRANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAGRANT mean?
- A person with no settled home who drifts from place to place.
- What letters can be added to VAGRANT?
- VAGRANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VAGRANT:
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