VENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VENOUS 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 VENOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENOUS
No single letter turns VENOUS into another word.
How VENOUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VENOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,673.
What does VENOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the veins, or carried in them, as blood returning to the heart.
Venous blood has given up much of its oxygen in the tissues and is darker than blood in the arteries. Doctors speak of venous pressure, venous valves and a venous ulcer when describing problems of the circulation. In botany the word can also describe a leaf marked with veins.
How VENOUS is used
Common in medicine; the opposite word is arterial.
- The nurse took a venous sample from his arm.
- Venous blood returns to the heart through the large veins.
- A venous clot formed in her calf.
- The surgeon repaired the venous wall with fine stitches.
- Poor venous flow can make the ankles swell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VENOUS
3 longer words begin with VENOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VENOUS
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Common questions about VENOUS
- Is VENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENOUS worth?
- VENOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENOUS mean?
- Relating to the veins, or carried in them, as blood returning to the heart.
- What letters can be added to VENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VENOUS:
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