VEENA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VEENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VEENA?
| 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 VEENA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VEENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
veenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VEENA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VEENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,562.
What stands out about VEENA
- The same 5 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 VEENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A large stringed instrument from South Asia, plucked to produce a deep, resonant sound and used especially in Indian classical music.
A veena typically has a long, hollow neck attached to one or two large gourd resonators, and players pluck its strings while sliding their fingers along the frets to bend pitches smoothly, a technique central to Indian classical music. Several regional versions of the instrument exist, differing in shape, number of strings, and tuning, so a veena from South India can look quite different from one played farther north. In Hindu tradition the instrument is closely associated with the goddess of learning and the arts, who is often depicted holding one.
How VEENA is used
A specialized musical term; usually appears in discussions of Indian classical music and instruments.
- The musician tuned her veena before the evening concert.
- He learned to play the veena from his grandfather.
- The temple carving showed the goddess holding a veena.
- A single veena can produce both melody and drone at once.
- The recital featured a veena solo lasting nearly an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VEENA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VEENA
The 5 tiles of VEENA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VEENA
1 longer words begin with VEENA.
Shorter words from the letters in VEENA
Common questions about VEENA
- Is VEENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VEENA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VEENA worth?
- VEENA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VEENA mean?
- A large stringed instrument from South Asia, plucked to produce a deep, resonant sound and used especially in Indian classical music.
- What letters can be added to VEENA?
- VEENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VEENA:
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