VANDA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VANDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANDA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANDA is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANDA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VANDA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VANDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does VANDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of a group of showy tropical orchids, native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, grown for their large, long-lasting, colourful flowers.
A vanda is easy to recognise by its thick aerial roots, which often hang exposed outside the pot rather than staying buried in soil, letting the plant absorb moisture directly from humid air. Growers prize vandas for flowers that range from white and lilac to deep blue and purple, and for blooms that can last for weeks at a time. The name comes from Sanskrit or Hindi, and it now names a whole genus widely sold in nurseries and florist shops across warm climates.
How VANDA is used
Vanda is used mainly in horticulture and floristry to name this group of tropical orchids.
- The greenhouse displayed dozens of vanda orchids in full bloom.
- A vanda's thick roots often hang exposed in the open air.
- She wore a single vanda blossom pinned to her dress.
- Growers prize the vanda for its long-lasting purple flowers.
- The nursery specializes in rare vanda hybrids from Southeast Asia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANDA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VANDA
20 longer words begin with VANDA.
Shorter words from the letters in VANDA
Common questions about VANDA
- Is VANDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANDA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANDA worth?
- VANDA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANDA mean?
- Any of a group of showy tropical orchids, native mainly to South and Southeast Asia, grown for their large, long-lasting, colourful flowers.
- What letters can be added to VANDA?
- VANDA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VANDA:
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