VENUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VENUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VENUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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 VENUS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VENUS
No single letter turns VENUS into another word.
How VENUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VENUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does VENUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A burrowing marine clam with strong ridges on a thick shell, of the family that includes the quahog.
Naturalists gave the venus its name for the smooth, well-marked shell, and shellfish dealers still use it for the whole family. The growth ridges run in fine parallel lines, so a single shell records the seasons the animal lived through much as a tree records them in rings.
How VENUS is used
Belongs to shellfish and marine biology contexts rather than everyday speech.
- The beach was littered with the ridged shell of a venus.
- A venus buries itself in sand and filters water for food.
- The survey counted every venus in the sampled square.
- Fishermen sell the larger venus as a chowder clam.
- She could date the venus by counting the ridges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VENUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VENUS
The 5 tiles of VENUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VENUS
1 longer words begin with VENUS.
Words ending in VENUS
1 words end in VENUS. Useful as a back hook: play VENUS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in VENUS
Common questions about VENUS
- Is VENUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VENUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VENUS worth?
- VENUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VENUS mean?
- A burrowing marine clam with strong ridges on a thick shell, of the family that includes the quahog.
- What letters can be added to VENUS?
- No single letter can be added to VENUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VENUS:
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