VARMINT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VARMINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VARMINT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARMINT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARMINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
varmintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VARMINT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VARMINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does VARMINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informaldialect
An animal regarded as a pest, or a troublesome, mischievous person.
Varmint is a rural, folksy form of vermin and appears in cowboy talk and farm stories. It may be said with affection of a naughty child as well as scorn for a thief.
How VARMINT is used
Varmint is used in informal speech, often jokingly, for pests and rascals.
- The farmer set a trap for the varmint raiding his henhouse.
- That little varmint hid my shoes again.
- Hunters in the valley shot varmint on sight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VARMINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VARMINT
1 longer words begin with VARMINT.
Shorter words from the letters in VARMINT
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Common questions about VARMINT
- Is VARMINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARMINT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VARMINT worth?
- VARMINT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VARMINT mean?
- An animal regarded as a pest, or a troublesome, mischievous person.
- What letters can be added to VARMINT?
- VARMINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VARMINT:
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