VAT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. VAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAT is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in VAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does VAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large container for liquids in industry.
Vat and fat were once the same word, and the v is a southern English pronunciation that won: the older form survives in dialect and in the name of a vessel used in brewing. In Britain the same three letters are also a tax, and that is an unrelated acronym.
How VAT is used
Countable: a vat, two vats.
- The vat holds four thousand litres and is never full.
- A vat of that size takes two days to clean properly.
- The word vat and the word fat were once the same.
- They emptied the vat into barrels overnight.
- A vat left uncovered will spoil the whole batch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VAT
The 3 tiles of VAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VAT
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with VAT.
Words ending in VAT
7 words end in VAT. Useful as a back hook: play VAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with VAT inside
Showing 24 of 552 words that contain VAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VAT
Common questions about VAT
- Is VAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAT worth?
- VAT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAT mean?
- A large container for liquids in industry.
- What letters can be added to VAT?
- VAT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of VAT:
Open VAT in the Word Finder