VAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAIR?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAIR is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAIR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does VAIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
A heraldic fur depicted as an alternating pattern of blue and white shield-like shapes, representing squirrel pelts.
The term vair traces back to the Latin varius, meaning spotted or variegated, a root it shares with the word various. In heraldic tradition, vair ranks alongside ermine as one of only two furs recognized as standard tinctures on a coat of arms.
How VAIR is used
Appears almost exclusively in heraldry manuals and descriptions of medieval coats of arms.
- The knight's shield displayed a bold pattern of vair across its lower half.
- Heralds distinguished vair from ermine by its bell-shaped panels.
- The old tapestry depicted a coat of arms trimmed with vair.
- Historians note that vair originally imitated the fur of squirrels.
- Few modern crests still feature vair in their design.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VAIR
The 4 tiles of VAIR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VAIR
5 longer words begin with VAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in VAIR
Common questions about VAIR
- Is VAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAIR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAIR worth?
- VAIR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAIR mean?
- A heraldic fur depicted as an alternating pattern of blue and white shield-like shapes, representing squirrel pelts.
- What letters can be added to VAIR?
- VAIR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VAIR:
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