VERGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VERGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERGE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERGE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VERGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,687.
What does VERGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An edge, border, or extreme limit of something; also, the point just before a change, event, or condition occurs.
A verge marks the outer boundary of a space, as with the grassy verge running along the side of a country road. Figuratively, being on the verge of something places a person right at the threshold of a change, whether a discovery, a breakdown, or a decision, with the event about to happen but not yet arrived. As a verb, to verge on means to come close to a certain state or condition without quite reaching it. In an older, more formal sense, a verge was also a ceremonial staff carried before a bishop or official as a mark of office.
How VERGE is used
Verge is common in everyday writing, especially in the phrase on the verge of, and remains standard for roadside edges and figurative thresholds.
- The car swerved onto the grassy verge to avoid the oncoming truck.
- She was on the verge of tears throughout the meeting.
- The company verged on bankruptcy before the merger saved it.
- He stood at the verge of the cliff, looking out over the valley.
- The negotiations pushed both sides to the verge of collapse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VERGE
The 5 tiles of VERGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VERGE
12 longer words begin with VERGE.
Words ending in VERGE
2 words end in VERGE. Useful as a back hook: play VERGE onto a word already on the board.
Words with VERGE inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain VERGE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VERGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VERGE
Common questions about VERGE
- Is VERGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERGE worth?
- VERGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERGE mean?
- An edge, border, or extreme limit of something; also, the point just before a change, event, or condition occurs.
- What letters can be added to VERGE?
- VERGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VERGE:
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