VERBIAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VERBIAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERBIAGE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERBIAGE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERBIAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
verbiagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERBIAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VERBIAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERBIAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VERBIAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An excess of words that adds little meaning.
Verbiage is a mild criticism of padded writing or speech. It can also simply mean the exact wording used in a document.
How VERBIAGE is used
Verbiage is common in comments on reports, contracts and speeches.
- Cut the verbiage and get to the point.
- The contract was buried in legal verbiage.
- He edited out pages of needless verbiage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERBIAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERBIAGE
1 longer words begin with VERBIAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in VERBIAGE
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Common questions about VERBIAGE
- Is VERBIAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERBIAGE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERBIAGE worth?
- VERBIAGE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERBIAGE mean?
- An excess of words that adds little meaning.
- What letters can be added to VERBIAGE?
- VERBIAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VERBIAGE:
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