VANITY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VANITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANITY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANITY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANITY
No single letter turns VANITY into another word.
How VANITY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VANITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
What does VANITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Excessive pride in one's own looks or achievements, or the quality of being empty and without lasting worth.
The first sense is personal: a person who spends hours before the mirror is accused of vanity. The second is much older and comes from the Bible, where all is vanity means that worldly effort comes to nothing. The same word names a dressing table, and a bathroom unit that holds a basin. A vanity press is a publisher paid by the author.
How VANITY is used
Used for personal conceit, for the biblical idea of emptiness, and for furniture and fittings.
- His vanity would not let him wear glasses in public.
- The preacher spoke of the vanity of chasing wealth.
- She sat at her vanity and brushed her hair.
- They installed a new vanity with a marble top in the bathroom.
- A book printed at the author's own cost is called a vanity publication, and its owner is often driven by vanity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANITY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VANITY
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Common questions about VANITY
- Is VANITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANITY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANITY worth?
- VANITY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANITY mean?
- Excessive pride in one's own looks or achievements, or the quality of being empty and without lasting worth.
- What letters can be added to VANITY?
- No single letter can be added to VANITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VANITY:
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