VAINGLORY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VAINGLORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAINGLORY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAINGLORY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAINGLORY
No single letter turns VAINGLORY into another word.
How VAINGLORY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VAINGLORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VAINGLORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VAINGLORY
- All 9 letters of VAINGLORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VAINGLORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Excessive pride in oneself or in what one has done, shown through boasting.
Vainglory is pride that craves an audience, so it suggests show more than quiet confidence. Moralists once counted it among the great vices, and writers still use it for the vanity of conquerors and kings.
How VAINGLORY is used
A formal or literary word, often found in historical and religious writing.
- The emperor built the arch out of pure vainglory.
- His speech was full of vainglory and empty promises.
- Humility is the opposite of vainglory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAINGLORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAINGLORY
1 longer words begin with VAINGLORY.
Shorter words from the letters in VAINGLORY
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Common questions about VAINGLORY
- Is VAINGLORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAINGLORY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAINGLORY worth?
- VAINGLORY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAINGLORY mean?
- Excessive pride in oneself or in what one has done, shown through boasting.
- What letters can be added to VAINGLORY?
- No single letter can be added to VAINGLORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VAINGLORY:
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