VENTAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VENTAGE 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 VENTAGE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENTAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENTAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ventagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VENTAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VENTAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 124,763.
What does VENTAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A small hole, especially a finger hole in a wind instrument such as a flute.
Ventage is a rare, old-fashioned word that survives mostly because Shakespeare used it in Hamlet, where the prince tells Guildenstern to govern the ventages with his finger and thumb. Modern players simply say hole.
How VENTAGE is used
The word ventage is now literary or archaic and is mostly met in quotations of Shakespeare.
- He covered each ventage in turn to change the pitch.
- Hamlet hands over the pipe and speaks of its ventages.
- A tiny ventage near the top let the steam escape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENTAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VENTAGE
1 longer words begin with VENTAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in VENTAGE
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Common questions about VENTAGE
- Is VENTAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENTAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENTAGE worth?
- VENTAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENTAGE mean?
- A small hole, especially a finger hole in a wind instrument such as a flute.
- What letters can be added to VENTAGE?
- VENTAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VENTAGE:
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