VAMPIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VAMPIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAMPIRE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAMPIRE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAMPIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAMPIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VAMPIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does VAMPIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
In folklore, a dead person who rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
Stories of the vampire spread across Europe and later became a staple of novels and films. The word is also used of a small blood-feeding bat from tropical America and, figuratively, of a person who preys on others.
How VAMPIRE is used
The word vampire is used literally in horror stories and figuratively for exploiters.
- The old tale told of a vampire living in the ruined castle.
- A vampire bat feeds on the blood of sleeping cattle.
- The landlord was a vampire who drained his tenants dry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAMPIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VAMPIRE
The 7 tiles of VAMPIRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VAMPIRE
2 longer words begin with VAMPIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in VAMPIRE
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Common questions about VAMPIRE
- Is VAMPIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAMPIRE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAMPIRE worth?
- VAMPIRE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAMPIRE mean?
- In folklore, a dead person who rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
- What letters can be added to VAMPIRE?
- VAMPIRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VAMPIRE:
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