VEDETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VEDETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VEDETTE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VEDETTE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VEDETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vedettesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VEDETTE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VEDETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 606,347.
What does VEDETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A mounted sentry posted ahead of an army to watch for the enemy.
In its military sense the vedette sat at the outer edge of a camp, a lone horseman whose task was to warn the rest. French music halls borrowed it for the leading female performer, the star whose name filled the poster.
How VEDETTE is used
The word vedette belongs to military history and to writing about French variety theatre.
- A vedette on the ridge signalled the approach of cavalry.
- She was the vedette of the Paris revue for ten years.
- The vedette rode back at dusk to report.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VEDETTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VEDETTE
1 longer words begin with VEDETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in VEDETTE
Common questions about VEDETTE
- Is VEDETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VEDETTE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VEDETTE worth?
- VEDETTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VEDETTE mean?
- A mounted sentry posted ahead of an army to watch for the enemy.
- What letters can be added to VEDETTE?
- VEDETTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VEDETTE:
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