VENIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VENIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENIRE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENIRE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
veniresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VENIRE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VENIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What stands out about VENIRE
- The same 6 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 VENIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
In the United States, the pool of citizens summoned to court from whom a jury is selected.
When a trial is about to begin, the court calls a venire, and lawyers question its members one by one before the final jury is seated. The word is the Latin for to come, taken from the old writ that ordered jurors to appear. A person who ignores the summons can be fined.
How VENIRE is used
Legal term, chiefly American; the everyday equivalent is the jury pool.
- The venire of eighty citizens filled the courtroom.
- Both lawyers questioned the venire for two days.
- She was called to the venire but was excused as a nurse on duty.
- The judge dismissed half the venire for hardship.
- A fair venire should reflect the whole community.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENIRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VENIRE
The 6 tiles of VENIRE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VENIRE
3 longer words begin with VENIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in VENIRE
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Common questions about VENIRE
- Is VENIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENIRE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENIRE worth?
- VENIRE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENIRE mean?
- In the United States, the pool of citizens summoned to court from whom a jury is selected.
- What letters can be added to VENIRE?
- VENIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VENIRE:
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