VAGUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VAGUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAGUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAGUS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAGUS
No single letter turns VAGUS into another word.
How VAGUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VAGUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does VAGUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The tenth cranial nerve, running from the brainstem through the neck and chest into the abdomen, regulating heart rate, digestion, and other involuntary bodily functions.
The vagus takes its name from the Latin word for wandering, a fitting description for a nerve that winds through the throat, lungs, heart, and digestive organs rather than serving just one part of the body. It forms a major part of the parasympathetic nervous system, slowing the heart and promoting digestion when the body is at rest. Older medical texts refer to it as the pneumogastric nerve, an older name reflecting its links to the lungs and stomach. Surgeons operating near the neck or chest must take particular care to avoid damaging it.
How VAGUS is used
Vagus is a specialist anatomical term, used mainly in medicine and physiology.
- The vagus carries signals between the brain and most major organs.
- Surgeons must avoid damaging the vagus during certain neck operations.
- Stimulating the vagus can help calm an anxious patient.
- The vagus helps regulate heart rate along with several other nerves.
- Older textbooks refer to the vagus by its Latin name, the pneumogastric nerve.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAGUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VAGUS
Common questions about VAGUS
- Is VAGUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAGUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAGUS worth?
- VAGUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAGUS mean?
- The tenth cranial nerve, running from the brainstem through the neck and chest into the abdomen, regulating heart rate, digestion, and other involuntary bodily functions.
- What letters can be added to VAGUS?
- No single letter can be added to VAGUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VAGUS:
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