VAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAIN?
| 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 VAIN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAIN
No single letter turns VAIN into another word.
How VAIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does VAIN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having an excessively high opinion of one's own appearance, abilities, or worth.
The adjective vain comes from the Latin vanus, meaning empty or hollow, a root also behind vanity. The phrase in vain, meaning without success, uses a related but distinct sense describing a fruitless effort rather than personal conceit.
How VAIN is used
Common in everyday speech to criticize someone's self-regard or a failed effort.
- She was too vain to admit her mistake in front of the class.
- His vain attempts to fix the car only made things worse.
- The mirror in the hallway fed the actor his vain habits.
- It seemed vain to argue further once the decision was made.
- Their vainer cousin refused to leave the house without makeup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VAIN
The 4 tiles of VAIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VAIN
14 longer words begin with VAIN.
Words ending in VAIN
1 words end in VAIN. Useful as a back hook: play VAIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with VAIN inside
4 words contain VAIN in the middle. Words that start with VAIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VAIN
Common questions about VAIN
- Is VAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAIN worth?
- VAIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAIN mean?
- Having an excessively high opinion of one's own appearance, abilities, or worth.
- What letters can be added to VAIN?
- No single letter can be added to VAIN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VAIN:
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