VALSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VALSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALSE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALSE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VALSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about VALSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 8 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 VALSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A piece of music written in triple time for dancing a waltz, or the graceful turning dance performed to it.
Valse is simply the French word for waltz, and composers such as Chopin and Ravel used it directly in the titles of their pieces to signal the dance's light, three-beat rhythm. English speakers borrowed the term mainly for concert music and ballet programs, while waltz remains the everyday word for social dancing. A valse typically keeps the same swaying one-two-three pulse that defines any waltz, whether meant for the ballroom or the concert hall.
How VALSE is used
Used mainly in music titles and programs; waltz is the everyday English word for the same dance.
- The pianist opened the recital with a delicate valse.
- Dancers glided across the floor to the slow valse.
- The composer named his final piece a valse triste.
- The orchestra program listed three short valses.
- She hummed the valse long after the concert ended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VALSE
The 5 tiles of VALSE in a different order — 8 found.
Words starting with VALSE
2 longer words begin with VALSE.
Shorter words from the letters in VALSE
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Common questions about VALSE
- Is VALSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALSE worth?
- VALSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALSE mean?
- A piece of music written in triple time for dancing a waltz, or the graceful turning dance performed to it.
- What letters can be added to VALSE?
- VALSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VALSE:
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