VAWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VAWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VAWARD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VAWARD is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VAWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vawardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VAWARD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VAWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does VAWARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The foremost part of an army or fleet; the vanguard.
Vaward is an old word for the front division of a force as it marches or sails, and it is a shortened relative of vanguard. It is best known from Shakespeare, where it appears in a speech about the front of a battle. Today it survives only in historical writing and in deliberately antique style.
How VAWARD is used
Archaic; met in Shakespeare and in historical writing.
- The king placed his best archers in the vaward.
- They marched at the vaward of the host.
- Shakespeare wrote of leading the vaward in battle.
- At dawn the vaward moved out of the valley.
- The knight asked for the honour of the vaward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VAWARD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VAWARD
1 longer words begin with VAWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in VAWARD
Common questions about VAWARD
- Is VAWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VAWARD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VAWARD worth?
- VAWARD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VAWARD mean?
- The foremost part of an army or fleet; the vanguard.
- What letters can be added to VAWARD?
- VAWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VAWARD:
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