VANE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VANE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about VANE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat blade or plate that pivots to indicate the direction of the wind, or a similar broad blade on a rotor.
The word vane descends from the Old English fana, meaning flag or banner, a root also shared with the German Fahne. Medieval church builders often combined a vane with the figure of a rooster, producing the familiar weathercock still seen atop many old steeples.
How VANE is used
Common in everyday references to weather instruments as well as technical turbine parts.
- The rusty vane on the barn creaked as it turned.
- Engineers measured how fast the vane spun in the wind tunnel.
- A copper vane shaped like a ship topped the old courthouse.
- The turbine vanes needed cleaning after the storm.
- She watched the vane swing north as the front moved in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VANE
The 4 tiles of VANE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VANE
7 longer words begin with VANE.
Words ending in VANE
4 words end in VANE. Useful as a back hook: play VANE onto a word already on the board.
Words with VANE inside
21 words contain VANE in the middle. Words that start with VANE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VANE
Common questions about VANE
- Is VANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANE worth?
- VANE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANE mean?
- A flat blade or plate that pivots to indicate the direction of the wind, or a similar broad blade on a rotor.
- What letters can be added to VANE?
- VANE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VANE:
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