VELIGER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VELIGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VELIGER?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VELIGER is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELIGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
veligersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VELIGER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VELIGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does VELIGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The free-swimming larva of many snails and bivalves, equipped with a ciliated lobe called the velum.
After hatching, a mollusc often spends days or weeks as a veliger drifting in plankton. The beating cilia of its swimming lobe carry it along and sweep food toward its mouth before it settles on the seabed.
How VELIGER is used
The word veliger is used in marine biology and aquaculture about shellfish development.
- The oyster veliger swims for about two weeks before settling.
- Under the microscope each veliger spun slowly in the water drop.
- Hatchery workers count veliger larvae every morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VELIGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VELIGER
1 longer words begin with VELIGER.
Shorter words from the letters in VELIGER
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Common questions about VELIGER
- Is VELIGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELIGER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELIGER worth?
- VELIGER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VELIGER mean?
- The free-swimming larva of many snails and bivalves, equipped with a ciliated lobe called the velum.
- What letters can be added to VELIGER?
- VELIGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VELIGER:
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