VASSALAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VASSALAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VASSALAGE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VASSALAGE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VASSALAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vassalagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VASSALAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VASSALAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VASSALAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VASSALAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The condition of being a vassal, who held land from a lord in return for loyalty and service.
Under medieval vassalage a knight swore to fight for his lord and received land in exchange. Historians also use the word more loosely for any state of political dependence on a stronger power.
How VASSALAGE is used
Used in history writing about feudal obligations and about political subjection.
- The baron owed vassalage to the king.
- Vassalage tied every knight to a lord.
- The treaty reduced the small state to vassalage.
- Historians study the oaths of vassalage in medieval Europe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VASSALAGE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VASSALAGE
1 longer words begin with VASSALAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in VASSALAGE
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Common questions about VASSALAGE
- Is VASSALAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VASSALAGE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VASSALAGE worth?
- VASSALAGE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VASSALAGE mean?
- The condition of being a vassal, who held land from a lord in return for loyalty and service.
- What letters can be added to VASSALAGE?
- VASSALAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VASSALAGE:
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