VERBENA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VERBENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERBENA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERBENA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERBENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
verbenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERBENA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VERBENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does VERBENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant with clusters of small, brightly coloured flowers, often sweetly scented.
Verbena is grown in borders and hanging baskets for its long season of bloom. The name belongs to a whole genus of plants, and some kinds are valued for the lemon scent of their leaves.
How VERBENA is used
Common in gardening talk, in plant names and in perfume or tea descriptions.
- A pot of purple verbena sat on the sunny step.
- Bees crowded round the verbena all afternoon.
- She added verbena to the border for late colour.
- The soap smelled faintly of lemon verbena.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERBENA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERBENA
2 longer words begin with VERBENA.
Shorter words from the letters in VERBENA
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Common questions about VERBENA
- Is VERBENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERBENA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERBENA worth?
- VERBENA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERBENA mean?
- A garden plant with clusters of small, brightly coloured flowers, often sweetly scented.
- What letters can be added to VERBENA?
- VERBENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VERBENA:
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