VENDETTA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VENDETTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENDETTA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENDETTA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENDETTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vendettasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VENDETTA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VENDETTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VENDETTA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VENDETTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long and bitter quarrel in which each side tries to harm the other.
The word comes from Italian blood feuds between families, but today a vendetta can be between rivals, neighbours or a journalist and a politician. What makes it a vendetta is its stubbornness and personal grudge.
How VENDETTA is used
Used for both literal family feuds and figurative grudges.
- The two families carried on a vendetta for generations.
- She believed the boss had a personal vendetta against her.
- A vendetta between the rival gangs ended in tragedy.
- He pursued the vendetta long after others had forgotten the cause.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENDETTA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VENDETTA
1 longer words begin with VENDETTA.
Shorter words from the letters in VENDETTA
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Common questions about VENDETTA
- Is VENDETTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENDETTA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENDETTA worth?
- VENDETTA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENDETTA mean?
- A long and bitter quarrel in which each side tries to harm the other.
- What letters can be added to VENDETTA?
- VENDETTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VENDETTA:
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