VENIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VENIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENIAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENIAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENIAL
No single letter turns VENIAL into another word.
How VENIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VENIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about VENIAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 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 VENIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Minor and easy to forgive, said of a sin or a fault.
In Catholic teaching a venial sin is a lesser wrong that weakens a person's bond with God without breaking it, in contrast to a mortal sin. Outside theology, a venial mistake is one that nobody would hold against you for long. The word comes from the Latin for pardon and has nothing to do with the similar-looking venal, which means open to bribes.
How VENIAL is used
Often paired with sin; do not confuse with venal.
- Arriving five minutes late was a venial offence.
- The priest told him that his lie was a venial sin.
- Her only venial fault was talking too much.
- Spelling slips of that kind are venial in a first draft.
- He treated the broken cup as a venial accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VENIAL
The 6 tiles of VENIAL in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with VENIAL
5 longer words begin with VENIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VENIAL
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Common questions about VENIAL
- Is VENIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENIAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENIAL worth?
- VENIAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENIAL mean?
- Minor and easy to forgive, said of a sin or a fault.
- What letters can be added to VENIAL?
- No single letter can be added to VENIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VENIAL:
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