VASCULUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VASCULUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VASCULUM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VASCULUM is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VASCULUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vasculumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VASCULUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VASCULUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VASCULUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VASCULUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanytechnical
A hinged metal case in which a botanist carries freshly collected plants.
Field botanists once slung a vasculum from the shoulder so that specimens stayed fresh and uncrushed during a long walk. The traditional tin version is now rarely seen, replaced by plastic bags and presses.
How VASCULUM is used
The word vasculum is mostly historical, found in botany and nature-study writing.
- He packed ferns into his vasculum on the hillside.
- The old vasculum hung beside the herbarium door.
- A green tin vasculum was part of every naturalist's kit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VASCULUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VASCULUM
1 longer words begin with VASCULUM.
Shorter words from the letters in VASCULUM
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Common questions about VASCULUM
- Is VASCULUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VASCULUM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VASCULUM worth?
- VASCULUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VASCULUM mean?
- A hinged metal case in which a botanist carries freshly collected plants.
- What letters can be added to VASCULUM?
- VASCULUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VASCULUM:
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