VERITAS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VERITAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERITAS?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERITAS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERITAS
No single letter turns VERITAS into another word.
How VERITAS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VERITAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What stands out about VERITAS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VERITAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The Latin word for truth.
Veritas is best known as a motto, appearing on the crests of universities and schools. It was also the name of the Roman goddess of truth. English speakers meet it mostly in phrases and inscriptions rather than in ordinary sentences.
How VERITAS is used
Used in mottos, names and quotations rather than in plain speech.
- The word veritas was carved above the library door.
- Their motto was a single word, veritas.
- In Roman myth, Veritas was the goddess of truth, but the word veritas itself simply means truth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERITAS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VERITAS
The 7 tiles of VERITAS in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in VERITAS
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Common questions about VERITAS
- Is VERITAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERITAS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERITAS worth?
- VERITAS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERITAS mean?
- The Latin word for truth.
- What letters can be added to VERITAS?
- No single letter can be added to VERITAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VERITAS:
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