VALI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. VALI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept VALI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALI is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VALI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about VALI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 VALI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A governor of a province, known as a vilayet, in the Ottoman Empire.
The title vali entered English through Ottoman Turkish administration, ultimately derived from the Arabic wali, meaning guardian or governor. The office became formalized during the nineteenth century Tanzimat reforms, when the empire was divided into provinces each overseen by a vali.
How VALI is used
Used chiefly in historical accounts of Ottoman and Turkish provincial government.
- The vali of the province reported directly to the sultan.
- Local records mention a vali appointed in the 1870s.
- Historians study how each vali managed regional taxation.
- The new vali arrived in the city with a small entourage.
- Ottoman archives list the names of every vali since the reform.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VALI
The 4 tiles of VALI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VALI
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with VALI.
Words with VALI inside
Showing 24 of 93 words that contain VALI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VALI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VALI
Common questions about VALI
- Is VALI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VALI is not in it.
- How many points is VALI worth?
- VALI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALI mean?
- A governor of a province, known as a vilayet, in the Ottoman Empire.
- What letters can be added to VALI?
- VALI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VALI:
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