VEINY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VEINY 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 VEINY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VEINY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VEINY
No single letter turns VEINY into another word.
How VEINY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VEINY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does VEINY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having noticeable or prominent veins.
A veiny arm, leaf or piece of marble shows its veins clearly on the surface, standing out against the surrounding skin, tissue or stone. The word is used of the human body, where hard exercise or age can make veins more visible under the skin, and equally of leaves, wood or marble whose lines and streaks resemble veins. It is a simple descriptive adjective formed from vein plus -y, with no specialised or technical sense attached. Weightlifters, for instance, are often described as veiny after intense exercise.
How VEINY is used
A plain descriptive adjective used of skin, leaves, wood or stone that shows prominent vein-like lines.
- His veiny forearms showed the strain of years of manual work.
- The old man's hands looked thin and veiny.
- She admired the veiny pattern running through the marble slab.
- The leaf was thick and veiny on its underside.
- After the workout his veiny biceps stood out clearly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VEINY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VEINY
Common questions about VEINY
- Is VEINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VEINY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VEINY worth?
- VEINY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VEINY mean?
- Having noticeable or prominent veins.
- What letters can be added to VEINY?
- No single letter can be added to VEINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VEINY:
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