VENTUROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VENTUROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENTUROUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENTUROUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENTUROUS
No single letter turns VENTUROUS into another word.
How VENTUROUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VENTUROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VENTUROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VENTUROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Ready to take risks and try bold or unfamiliar things.
Venturous belongs to explorers, investors and anyone who prefers a gamble to safety. It is an older, more literary relative of venturesome. The adjective praises courage more than it warns of recklessness.
How VENTUROUS is used
Venturous is literary and used in praise of bold people or plans.
- The venturous sailor set out alone across the bay.
- She had a venturous spirit even as a child.
- It was a venturous plan for such a small firm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENTUROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VENTUROUS
3 longer words begin with VENTUROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VENTUROUS
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Common questions about VENTUROUS
- Is VENTUROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENTUROUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENTUROUS worth?
- VENTUROUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENTUROUS mean?
- Ready to take risks and try bold or unfamiliar things.
- What letters can be added to VENTUROUS?
- No single letter can be added to VENTUROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VENTUROUS:
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