VEGO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. VEGO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept VEGO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VEGO is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VEGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vegosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VEGO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VEGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does VEGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
An informal Australian and New Zealand term for a vegetarian.
A vego avoids eating meat and fish, following the same basic diet as a vegetarian elsewhere. The word is heard constantly in everyday speech across Australia and New Zealand rather than in formal writing.
How VEGO is used
Informal noun, also used as an adjective; common in Australian speech.
- My sister became a vego after watching a documentary.
- The cafe added a vego burger to its menu.
- Several vegos joined the potluck dinner.
- He jokes that being a vego saves him money.
- The vego options were clearly marked on the board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VEGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VEGO
1 longer words begin with VEGO.
Shorter words from the letters in VEGO
Common questions about VEGO
- Is VEGO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VEGO is not in it.
- How many points is VEGO worth?
- VEGO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VEGO mean?
- An informal Australian and New Zealand term for a vegetarian.
- What letters can be added to VEGO?
- VEGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VEGO:
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