VELOCIPEDE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. VELOCIPEDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VELOCIPEDE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VELOCIPEDE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELOCIPEDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VELOCIPEDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VELOCIPEDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VELOCIPEDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VELOCIPEDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An early bicycle, first pushed along with the feet and later driven by pedals on the front wheel.
The velocipede was the nineteenth-century machine that came before the modern safety bicycle. It was nicknamed the boneshaker because its iron-rimmed wheels made rides so rough.
How VELOCIPEDE is used
Historical; used for early bicycles in museums and period writing.
- A velocipede stood in the museum hall.
- The Frenchman patented a new velocipede in 1866.
- Riding a velocipede on cobbles was a bone-jarring business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VELOCIPEDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VELOCIPEDE
6 longer words begin with VELOCIPEDE.
Shorter words from the letters in VELOCIPEDE
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Common questions about VELOCIPEDE
- Is VELOCIPEDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELOCIPEDE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELOCIPEDE worth?
- VELOCIPEDE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VELOCIPEDE mean?
- An early bicycle, first pushed along with the feet and later driven by pedals on the front wheel.
- What letters can be added to VELOCIPEDE?
- VELOCIPEDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VELOCIPEDE:
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