VANDALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VANDALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANDALISE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANDALISE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANDALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VANDALISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VANDALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VANDALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VANDALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To deliberately damage or destroy property, especially public property, for no good reason.
Those who vandalise a bus shelter or a wall do so wantonly, not to steal anything. This is the British spelling of the verb, and the damage is usually described as vandalism.
How VANDALISE is used
Used in news and legal contexts about damage to buildings, cars and public places.
- Teenagers were caught trying to vandalise the park benches.
- It is a crime to vandalise a memorial.
- Someone had come in the night to vandalise the car.
- They promised not to vandalise the school again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANDALISE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VANDALISE
2 longer words begin with VANDALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in VANDALISE
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Common questions about VANDALISE
- Is VANDALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANDALISE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANDALISE worth?
- VANDALISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANDALISE mean?
- To deliberately damage or destroy property, especially public property, for no good reason.
- What letters can be added to VANDALISE?
- VANDALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VANDALISE:
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