VEHICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VEHICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VEHICLE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VEHICLE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VEHICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vehiclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VEHICLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VEHICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does VEHICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A machine such as a car, lorry or cart used to transport people or goods, especially on land.
Beyond transport, a vehicle is anything that carries or expresses something else, such as a film written to show off a star or a medium that lets an idea reach people. Chemists also use the word for the liquid in which a drug or pigment is mixed.
How VEHICLE is used
Used literally for road transport and figuratively for a means of achieving or showing something.
- The police stopped the vehicle at the roadblock.
- The novel was a perfect vehicle for her views on justice.
- Oil serves as the vehicle in many paints.
- The company bought a new electric vehicle for deliveries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VEHICLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VEHICLE
1 longer words begin with VEHICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in VEHICLE
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Common questions about VEHICLE
- Is VEHICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VEHICLE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VEHICLE worth?
- VEHICLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VEHICLE mean?
- A machine such as a car, lorry or cart used to transport people or goods, especially on land.
- What letters can be added to VEHICLE?
- VEHICLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VEHICLE:
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