VECTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VECTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VECTOR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VECTOR is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VECTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vectorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VECTOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VECTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about VECTOR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VECTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A quantity that has both size and direction, or an organism that carries a disease from one host to another.
In mathematics and physics a vector is described by how large it is and which way it points, so that a force or a velocity cannot be given by a single number alone. Biologists use the same word for a mosquito, tick or similar carrier that moves a germ between hosts, and aviation uses it for a heading given to a pilot. Computer graphics adds one more sense, in which an image built from lines and curves can be enlarged without losing sharpness. The word is borrowed from the Latin for one who carries.
How VECTOR is used
Technical; common in science, medicine, aviation and computing.
- Wind speed and wind direction together form a vector.
- The mosquito is the vector that carries malaria between people.
- The controller gave the pilot a new vector to avoid the storm.
- A logo drawn as a vector keeps clean edges at any size.
- Engineers added the two forces as a single vector on the diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VECTOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VECTOR
The 6 tiles of VECTOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VECTOR
20 longer words begin with VECTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in VECTOR
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Common questions about VECTOR
- Is VECTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VECTOR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VECTOR worth?
- VECTOR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VECTOR mean?
- A quantity that has both size and direction, or an organism that carries a disease from one host to another.
- What letters can be added to VECTOR?
- VECTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VECTOR:
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