VELLICATING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. VELLICATING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
v4e1l1l1i1c3a1t1i1n1g2
PlayableVELLICATING · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept VELLICATING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful VELLICATING is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELLICATING
No single letter turns VELLICATING into another word.
How VELLICATING scores
Scrabble v4e1l1l1i1c3a1t1i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends v5e1l2l2i1c4a1t1i1n2g3 23
Face value of the 11 tiles in VELLICATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VELLICATING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in VELLICATING
cavilling15 vigilance15 levitical14 genitival13 vigilante13 genitalic12 caviling14 cleaving14 evicting14 vicinage14 inactive13 vanillic13 villatic13 ligative12 valeting12 vialling12 vigilant12 cleating11 gentilic11 illative11 vitellin11 cliental10 calving13 veganic13 caitive12 levitic12 venatic12 viciate12 vicinal12 eviting11 leaving11 vailing11 vealing11 veiling11 vialing11 village11 vintage11 algetic10 alginic10 angelic10
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Common questions about VELLICATING
- Is VELLICATING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VELLICATING is not in it.
- How many points is VELLICATING worth?
- VELLICATING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to VELLICATING?
- No single letter can be added to VELLICATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of VELLICATING:
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