VERANDA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VERANDA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERANDA?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERANDA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERANDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERANDA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VERANDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does VERANDA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A roofed open platform running along the outside of a house.
The veranda came into English from India, where British colonists copied the shaded galleries of local houses. It gives a cool place to sit in hot weather. In Australia and New Zealand the word is almost the default term for a porch.
How VERANDA is used
The word veranda is common in descriptions of houses, especially in warm climates.
- We drank lemonade on the veranda until sunset.
- The old farmhouse had a wide veranda on three sides.
- Rain drummed on the tin roof of the veranda.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERANDA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERANDA
5 longer words begin with VERANDA.
Shorter words from the letters in VERANDA
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Common questions about VERANDA
- Is VERANDA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERANDA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERANDA worth?
- VERANDA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERANDA mean?
- A roofed open platform running along the outside of a house.
- What letters can be added to VERANDA?
- VERANDA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VERANDA:
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