VELVET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VELVET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VELVET?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VELVET is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VELVET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VELVET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VELVET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 752,558.
What does VELVET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cloth with a short, dense, soft pile on one side, woven from silk, cotton or synthetic thread.
Velvet is made on a special loom that weaves two layers at once and then cuts them apart, leaving the upright threads that give the cloth its depth and sheen. It was long a sign of wealth, used for robes, curtains and furniture. The word also names the soft skin that covers a deer's growing antlers, and as an adjective it means smooth and soft.
How VELVET is used
Used for the fabric, for deer antlers and, figuratively, for anything soft and smooth, as in a velvet voice.
- The queen wore a gown of deep red velvet.
- Heavy velvet curtains shut out the afternoon light.
- The stag rubbed the velvet from his antlers against a tree.
- She spoke in a low voice as smooth as velvet.
- The jewels lay on a cushion of black velvet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VELVET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VELVET
15 longer words begin with VELVET.
Shorter words from the letters in VELVET
Common questions about VELVET
- Is VELVET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VELVET, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VELVET worth?
- VELVET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VELVET mean?
- A cloth with a short, dense, soft pile on one side, woven from silk, cotton or synthetic thread.
- What letters can be added to VELVET?
- VELVET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VELVET:
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