VAMBRACE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. VAMBRACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAMBRACE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAMBRACE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAMBRACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAMBRACE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VAMBRACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VAMBRACE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VAMBRACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A piece of plate armour that guards the forearm.
A knight strapped on the vambrace between the elbow guard and the gauntlet. Re-enactors and fantasy gamers know the term as well as historians.
How VAMBRACE is used
Used in armour history, museum labels and fantasy writing.
- The museum displays a steel vambrace from the fifteenth century.
- He buckled the vambrace over his sleeve.
- A sword blow dented the vambrace but missed the arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAMBRACE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAMBRACE
2 longer words begin with VAMBRACE.
Shorter words from the letters in VAMBRACE
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Common questions about VAMBRACE
- Is VAMBRACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAMBRACE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAMBRACE worth?
- VAMBRACE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAMBRACE mean?
- A piece of plate armour that guards the forearm.
- What letters can be added to VAMBRACE?
- VAMBRACE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VAMBRACE:
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