VALID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VALID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALID?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALID is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALID
No single letter turns VALID into another word.
How VALID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VALID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does VALID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Legally or officially acceptable, especially because it meets all required conditions; also, based on sound reasoning or solid evidence.
In official contexts, valid describes a document, ticket, or agreement that satisfies every formal requirement and can be relied on, as with a valid passport or a valid contract. In logic and everyday argument, valid instead describes reasoning that follows soundly from its premises, so a valid point is one that genuinely holds up under scrutiny. The opposite in both senses is invalid. The word traces back to the Latin validus, meaning strong.
How VALID is used
Valid is extremely common, used for official documents and tickets as well as for sound arguments and reasoning.
- Her passport is still valid for another two years.
- He raised a valid concern about the proposed budget.
- The coupon is only valid until the end of the month.
- Is this argument logically valid?
- The contract remains valid as long as both parties have signed it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VALID
16 longer words begin with VALID.
Words ending in VALID
2 words end in VALID. Useful as a back hook: play VALID onto a word already on the board.
Words with VALID inside
Showing 24 of 31 words that contain VALID somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VALID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VALID
Common questions about VALID
- Is VALID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALID worth?
- VALID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALID mean?
- Legally or officially acceptable, especially because it meets all required conditions; also, based on sound reasoning or solid evidence.
- What letters can be added to VALID?
- No single letter can be added to VALID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VALID:
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