VELUTINOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. VELUTINOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
v4e1l1u1t1i1n1o1u1s1
Depends on the listVELUTINOUS · 10 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept VELUTINOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.3
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.9%
Our own measure of how useful VELUTINOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELUTINOUS
No single letter turns VELUTINOUS into another word.
How VELUTINOUS scores
Scrabble v4e1l1u1t1i1n1o1u1s1 13
Words with Friends v5e1l2u2t1i1n2o1u2s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in VELUTINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VELUTINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in VELUTINOUS
involutes12 evulsion11 involute11 novelist11 outlives11 solutive11 venulous11 violents11 volutins11 elutions8 outlines8 tenuious8 envious10 loviest10 niveous10 olivets10 outlive10 outvies10 solvent10 unlives10 unloves10 unveils10 veinous10 ventils10 violent10 violets10 volutes10 volutin10 elusion7 elution7 entisol7 entoils7 lentous7 lionets7 luniest7 luteins7 luteous7 oilnuts7 onliest7 outlies7
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Common questions about VELUTINOUS
- Is VELUTINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELUTINOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELUTINOUS worth?
- VELUTINOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to VELUTINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VELUTINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VELUTINOUS:
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