VALE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VALE 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 VALE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about VALE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A valley, especially one that is low, open, and often described in poetic or literary writing.
The noun vale comes from the Latin vallis by way of Old French, the same root that later produced valley. It survives today mainly in poetic diction, in the phrase vale of tears describing life's sorrows, and in British place names such as the Vale of Glamorgan.
How VALE is used
Mostly found in poetry, hymns, and place names rather than everyday conversation.
- The shepherd led his flock down into the quiet vale.
- Mist gathered over the vale each morning before sunrise.
- The poem describes a peaceful vale ringed by hills.
- Their cottage sat at the bottom of a wooded vale.
- Travelers rested in the vales before crossing the mountains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VALE
The 4 tiles of VALE in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with VALE
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with VALE.
Words ending in VALE
2 words end in VALE. Useful as a back hook: play VALE onto a word already on the board.
Words with VALE inside
Showing 24 of 159 words that contain VALE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VALE
Common questions about VALE
- Is VALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALE worth?
- VALE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALE mean?
- A valley, especially one that is low, open, and often described in poetic or literary writing.
- What letters can be added to VALE?
- VALE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VALE:
Open VALE in the Word Finder