VENENOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VENENOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENENOSE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENENOSE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENENOSE
No single letter turns VENENOSE into another word.
How VENENOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VENENOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VENENOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VENENOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Full of venom; able to harm through poison.
This is an uncommon, learned cousin of venomous, found in older scientific descriptions. A modern writer almost always prefers the familiar word, so venenose is chiefly a curiosity for word-game players.
How VENENOSE is used
Venenose is rare and appears mainly in dated natural-history texts.
- The naturalist sketched a venenose spider found under the floorboards.
- Travellers described a venenose plant whose sap blistered the skin.
- A venenose bite can be dangerous without treatment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENENOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VENENOSE
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Common questions about VENENOSE
- Is VENENOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENENOSE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENENOSE worth?
- VENENOSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENENOSE mean?
- Full of venom; able to harm through poison.
- What letters can be added to VENENOSE?
- No single letter can be added to VENENOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VENENOSE:
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