VELITES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VELITES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VELITES?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VELITES is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELITES
No single letter turns VELITES into another word.
How VELITES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VELITES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What stands out about VELITES
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 VELITES mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The lightly armed foot soldiers of the early Roman army, who fought as skirmishers.
The velites were usually young or poor citizens who could not afford heavy armour, so they carried javelins and a small shield. They harassed the enemy ahead of the main battle lines and then withdrew behind them.
How VELITES is used
Velites is a Latin plural used in writing about Roman military history.
- The velites ran forward and hurled their darts at the enemy.
- Young men of modest means served as velites in the legion.
- After the first clash, the velites retreated behind the heavy infantry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VELITES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VELITES
The 7 tiles of VELITES in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in VELITES
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Common questions about VELITES
- Is VELITES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELITES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELITES worth?
- VELITES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VELITES mean?
- The lightly armed foot soldiers of the early Roman army, who fought as skirmishers.
- What letters can be added to VELITES?
- No single letter can be added to VELITES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VELITES:
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