VANADOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VANADOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANADOUS?
| 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 VANADOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANADOUS
No single letter turns VANADOUS into another word.
How VANADOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VANADOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VANADOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VANADOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Containing vanadium in a lower valence, usually divalent or trivalent.
A vanadous compound holds vanadium at a lower oxidation state than its vanadic counterpart. The word is purely technical and belongs to older inorganic chemistry texts.
How VANADOUS is used
Used in chemical naming of vanadium compounds.
- The vanadous solution turned a pale violet.
- Older manuals list vanadous oxide among the vanadium oxides.
- A vanadous salt was used in the experiment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANADOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VANADOUS
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Common questions about VANADOUS
- Is VANADOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANADOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANADOUS worth?
- VANADOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANADOUS mean?
- Containing vanadium in a lower valence, usually divalent or trivalent.
- What letters can be added to VANADOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VANADOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VANADOUS:
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