VAKIL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VAKIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAKIL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAKIL is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAKIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vakilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAKIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VAKIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does VAKIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian Englishhistorical
In India and other parts of South Asia, an authorized agent, representative or lawyer who acts on behalf of another person.
Vakil comes from Arabic and Persian and was widely used across South Asia to describe someone empowered to speak or act for another, whether in a legal case, a business matter or a diplomatic mission. Under British colonial administration the term became closely associated with a class of trained pleaders who represented clients in court, a role similar to that of a solicitor or advocate. Modern Indian English still uses vakil informally for a lawyer, though official legal titles have largely replaced it in professional documents. The word illustrates how English absorbed legal vocabulary from the many languages spoken across British India.
How VAKIL is used
Historical and Indian English usage, referring to a legal representative or authorized agent.
- The merchant sent his vakil to negotiate the contract.
- A vakil argued the case before the district court.
- Colonial records list the vakil who represented each party.
- Her grandfather worked as a vakil in the old city courts.
- The rajah's vakil carried letters to the neighbouring state.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAKIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAKIL
1 longer words begin with VAKIL.
Shorter words from the letters in VAKIL
Common questions about VAKIL
- Is VAKIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAKIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAKIL worth?
- VAKIL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAKIL mean?
- In India and other parts of South Asia, an authorized agent, representative or lawyer who acts on behalf of another person.
- What letters can be added to VAKIL?
- VAKIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VAKIL:
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