VALENCIA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VALENCIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALENCIA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALENCIA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALENCIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
valenciasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALENCIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VALENCIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VALENCIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VALENCIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistorical
A woven fabric with a silk or cotton warp and wool weft, once used for waistcoats.
Old tailoring and drapery lists mention valencia as a sturdy but handsome cloth for vests. Today the capitalised name is far better known as a Spanish city, and the fabric survives mostly in historical dictionaries. Its Spanish origin explains the name.
How VALENCIA is used
The fabric sense of valencia is historical and appears in older texts about clothing and textiles.
- His waistcoat was cut from striped valencia.
- The draper sold wool, linen and valencia by the yard.
- An inventory of 1850 lists a coat and a valencia vest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALENCIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VALENCIA
The 8 tiles of VALENCIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VALENCIA
1 longer words begin with VALENCIA.
Shorter words from the letters in VALENCIA
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Common questions about VALENCIA
- Is VALENCIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALENCIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALENCIA worth?
- VALENCIA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALENCIA mean?
- A woven fabric with a silk or cotton warp and wool weft, once used for waistcoats.
- What letters can be added to VALENCIA?
- VALENCIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VALENCIA:
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