VELLEITY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VELLEITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VELLEITY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VELLEITY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELLEITY
No single letter turns VELLEITY into another word.
How VELLEITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VELLEITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VELLEITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VELLEITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A weak wish that is too faint to lead to any action.
A velleity is the lowest form of wanting, a passing whim with no effort behind it. Writers use it for ambitions that never get started.
How VELLEITY is used
Velleity is a formal, bookish word used in philosophy and literary criticism.
- His wish to learn Greek was a mere velleity.
- A velleity of travel stirred in her and faded.
- Without effort, the plan stayed a velleity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VELLEITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VELLEITY
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Common questions about VELLEITY
- Is VELLEITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELLEITY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELLEITY worth?
- VELLEITY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VELLEITY mean?
- A weak wish that is too faint to lead to any action.
- What letters can be added to VELLEITY?
- No single letter can be added to VELLEITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VELLEITY:
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