VENULE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VENULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENULE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VENULE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
venulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VENULE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VENULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 94,070.
What does VENULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A very small vein that gathers blood from the capillaries and passes it on to a larger vein.
Venules are the first vessels on the return trip of blood, joining one another to form the veins proper. Their thin walls let white blood cells slip out into tissue, which is why inflammation is often seen around them. In insects the same word can name a small branch of a wing vein.
How VENULE is used
Medical and biological term, mostly in textbooks.
- Each venule is thinner than a human hair.
- Capillaries drain into a venule before the blood reaches a vein.
- The slide showed a venule cut across its length.
- Swelling began where the venule walls became leaky.
- A tiny venule burst beneath the skin and left a bruise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENULE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VENULE
1 longer words begin with VENULE.
Shorter words from the letters in VENULE
Common questions about VENULE
- Is VENULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENULE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENULE worth?
- VENULE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENULE mean?
- A very small vein that gathers blood from the capillaries and passes it on to a larger vein.
- What letters can be added to VENULE?
- VENULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VENULE:
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