VAMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VAMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAMPY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAMPY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAMPY
No single letter turns VAMPY into another word.
How VAMPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VAMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does VAMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Characteristic of a vamp; seductively glamorous in a bold, dramatic, and knowingly alluring way.
Vampy describes a look or manner that borrows the dramatic, overtly seductive style associated with a vamp, a term originally used for a woman who used her charm to manipulate men. The word is applied loosely today to clothing, make-up, or performance style that leans toward dark, glamorous, or theatrical allure. It carries a knowing, deliberately exaggerated quality rather than describing plain attractiveness.
How VAMPY is used
Informal and used mainly in fashion or entertainment writing rather than in neutral or formal description.
- The actress wore a vampy red dress for the premiere.
- Dark lipstick gave the whole look a vampy edge.
- Critics called her stage performance deliberately vampy and theatrical.
- The magazine featured a vampy autumn make-up trend.
- His costume mixed gothic and vampy elements for the party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAMPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VAMPY
Common questions about VAMPY
- Is VAMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAMPY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAMPY worth?
- VAMPY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAMPY mean?
- Characteristic of a vamp; seductively glamorous in a bold, dramatic, and knowingly alluring way.
- What letters can be added to VAMPY?
- No single letter can be added to VAMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VAMPY:
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