VENAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VENAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENAL
No single letter turns VENAL into another word.
How VENAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VENAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about VENAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VENAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalliterary
Open to bribery; easily corrupted by money or personal gain rather than by honest principle.
Historians and journalists often apply venal to officials, judges, or politicians who accept payment in exchange for favors, contrasting them with those who act out of duty. The word is harsher than merely corrupt, since it specifically implies that a person or institution can be bought, almost as if their loyalty were for sale. A venal official differs from an incompetent one: incompetence is a failure of skill, while venality is a failure of integrity driven by greed.
How VENAL is used
Formal and disapproving; typically applied to officials, institutions, or systems seen as corrupt for profit.
- The reporter exposed a network of venal customs officers.
- Historians describe the regime's courts as thoroughly venal.
- A venal judge accepted bribes to dismiss the case.
- Critics called the deal a venal betrayal of public trust.
- The novel centers on a venal politician's downfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VENAL
The 5 tiles of VENAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VENAL
3 longer words begin with VENAL.
Words ending in VENAL
1 words end in VENAL. Useful as a back hook: play VENAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with VENAL inside
1 words contain VENAL in the middle. Words that start with VENAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VENAL
Common questions about VENAL
- Is VENAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENAL worth?
- VENAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENAL mean?
- Open to bribery; easily corrupted by money or personal gain rather than by honest principle.
- What letters can be added to VENAL?
- No single letter can be added to VENAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VENAL:
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