VENEY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. VENEY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept VENEY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENEY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
veneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VENEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VENEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What does VENEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A single bout or exchange of hits in an old style of sword or cudgel play.
Veney comes from an old French word for a stroke landed in a fencing bout, and English writers used it for a single pass or hit scored with cudgels or blunted swords in a match. A veney was one round among several fought for points, the way a modern touch is scored in fencing.
How VENEY is used
Archaic; met mainly in older writing about fencing and swordplay history.
- The two fighters traded a veney apiece before the crowd cheered.
- An old manual describes scoring a veney with the cudgel.
- He landed the first veney of the match.
- Three veneys decided who won the bout.
- Historians of swordplay still use the word veney for that single hit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VENEY
The 5 tiles of VENEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VENEY
1 longer words begin with VENEY.
Shorter words from the letters in VENEY
Common questions about VENEY
- Is VENEY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VENEY is not in it.
- How many points is VENEY worth?
- VENEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENEY mean?
- A single bout or exchange of hits in an old style of sword or cudgel play.
- What letters can be added to VENEY?
- VENEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VENEY:
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