VAUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VAUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAUNT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAUNT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAUNT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAUNT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VAUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does VAUNT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalliterary
To boast about or display something, especially one's own qualities, achievements, or possessions, with excessive pride.
Vaunt usually carries a mildly critical edge, suggesting the boasting goes beyond what is warranted, unlike a neutral word such as mention or state. Writers often use it in the passive, as in a much vaunted plan, to signal skepticism about whether something praised so loudly will actually live up to its reputation. The word traces back to a French root related to vain, which hints at the emptiness the term still implies today.
How VAUNT is used
Formal and slightly literary; often used ironically, as in much-vaunted, to question an inflated reputation.
- He would often vaunt his skill at chess to anyone who would listen.
- The company's much vaunted new product barely worked at launch.
- She never vaunted her wealth, though everyone knew of it.
- Critics mocked the film's vaunted special effects.
- He tends to vaunt his connections whenever it suits him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAUNT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAUNT
16 longer words begin with VAUNT.
Words ending in VAUNT
3 words end in VAUNT. Useful as a back hook: play VAUNT onto a word already on the board.
Words with VAUNT inside
6 words contain VAUNT in the middle. Words that start with VAUNT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VAUNT
Common questions about VAUNT
- Is VAUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAUNT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAUNT worth?
- VAUNT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAUNT mean?
- To boast about or display something, especially one's own qualities, achievements, or possessions, with excessive pride.
- What letters can be added to VAUNT?
- VAUNT takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VAUNT:
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