VAMOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VAMOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAMOSE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAMOSE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAMOSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAMOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VAMOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about VAMOSE
- The same 6 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 VAMOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
slangNorth American
To leave quickly, usually in a hurry to get away; a variant spelling of vamoose.
The word entered English from the Spanish vamos, meaning let us go, and it spread through the American West in the nineteenth century. Vamose is the less common spelling beside vamoose, though both are heard in the same breezy, slightly comic tone. It is usually an order or a boast, as when someone tells a nuisance to clear off or says that it is time to be on the road.
How VAMOSE is used
Slang; spoken or humorous, and the spelling vamoose is the more usual one.
- The sheriff told the strangers to vamose before sundown.
- We had better vamose if we want to beat the traffic.
- He saw the owner coming and decided to vamose.
- Old westerns are full of characters who shout for someone to vamose.
- At the first sign of rain the whole picnic party began to vamose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAMOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VAMOSE
The 6 tiles of VAMOSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VAMOSE
2 longer words begin with VAMOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in VAMOSE
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Common questions about VAMOSE
- Is VAMOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAMOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAMOSE worth?
- VAMOSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAMOSE mean?
- To leave quickly, usually in a hurry to get away; a variant spelling of vamoose.
- What letters can be added to VAMOSE?
- VAMOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VAMOSE:
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