VANILLA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VANILLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANILLA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANILLA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANILLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vanillasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VANILLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VANILLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does VANILLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweet flavouring made from the pods of a tropical orchid, or the creamy-flavoured ice cream and the plain, ordinary thing named after it.
Real vanilla comes from the cured seed pods of an orchid and is among the costliest spices. Because its flavour is mild, the word has also come to mean plain or without extras, as in a vanilla version of a product.
How VANILLA is used
Vanilla names a flavour and, in informal speech, anything plain and standard.
- She added a spoonful of vanilla to the cake mix.
- He ordered a scoop of vanilla with hot chocolate sauce.
- The vanilla orchid climbs trees in warm, damp forests.
- Their plan was a vanilla copy of what rivals already offered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANILLA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VANILLA
1 longer words begin with VANILLA.
Shorter words from the letters in VANILLA
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Common questions about VANILLA
- Is VANILLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANILLA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANILLA worth?
- VANILLA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANILLA mean?
- A sweet flavouring made from the pods of a tropical orchid, or the creamy-flavoured ice cream and the plain, ordinary thing named after it.
- What letters can be added to VANILLA?
- VANILLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VANILLA:
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