VERMEIL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VERMEIL 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 VERMEIL?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERMEIL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERMEIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vermeilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERMEIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VERMEIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does VERMEIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Silver or bronze covered with a thin layer of gold.
Vermeil was popular for fine tableware and church plate because it gives the look of gold at a lower cost. Poets also use the word for a bright red colour, close to vermilion.
How VERMEIL is used
Used by collectors and museums for gilded objects, and now and then in poetry for the colour red.
- The museum displayed a vermeil cup made in the nineteenth century.
- Her earrings were made of vermeil, not solid gold.
- Worn vermeil lets the silver show through at the edges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERMEIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERMEIL
7 longer words begin with VERMEIL.
Shorter words from the letters in VERMEIL
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Common questions about VERMEIL
- Is VERMEIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERMEIL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERMEIL worth?
- VERMEIL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERMEIL mean?
- Silver or bronze covered with a thin layer of gold.
- What letters can be added to VERMEIL?
- VERMEIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VERMEIL:
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