VANTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VANTAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANTAGE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANTAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VANTAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VANTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does VANTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place or position that gives a good view or a favourable advantage.
Vantage is seldom met alone; it nearly always sits inside the phrase vantage point. The idea is that where you stand shapes what you see, whether you mean a hilltop or a way of looking at an argument. In old tennis scoring it also named the point after deuce.
How VANTAGE is used
The word vantage usually appears in the set phrase vantage point, literal or figurative.
- From this vantage the whole valley lay below us.
- The tower gave the guards a commanding vantage.
- Seen from the vantage of a child, the house seemed enormous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VANTAGE
3 longer words begin with VANTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in VANTAGE
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Common questions about VANTAGE
- Is VANTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANTAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANTAGE worth?
- VANTAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANTAGE mean?
- A place or position that gives a good view or a favourable advantage.
- What letters can be added to VANTAGE?
- VANTAGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VANTAGE:
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