VERECUND is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VERECUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERECUND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERECUND is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERECUND
No single letter turns VERECUND into another word.
How VERECUND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VERECUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERECUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VERECUND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Shy and modest in manner.
Verecund comes from Latin verecundus and describes a bashful, blushing kind of modesty. It is a rare word that mostly shows off a writer's learning.
How VERECUND is used
Verecund is archaic and used in learned or humorous prose.
- The verecund girl lowered her eyes.
- He gave a verecund smile and said little.
- A verecund guest hung back from the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERECUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VERECUND
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Common questions about VERECUND
- Is VERECUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERECUND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERECUND worth?
- VERECUND is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERECUND mean?
- Shy and modest in manner.
- What letters can be added to VERECUND?
- No single letter can be added to VERECUND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VERECUND:
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