VERSO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VERSO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERSO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERSO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERSO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
versosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERSO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VERSO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about VERSO
- The same 5 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 VERSO mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
The left-hand page of an open book, or the back of a printed sheet, as opposed to the recto.
In bookbinding and printing, pages are numbered so that the verso always falls on the left when a book lies open, facing its partner page, the recto, on the right. The same word describes the reverse side of a single printed leaf or a coin, as opposed to the more visible front. Printers, librarians and archivists use verso as a precise way of pointing to a location without saying left page every time.
How VERSO is used
Technical term in printing, bookbinding and librarianship; usually paired with its opposite, recto.
- The illustration appears on the verso of the title page.
- Librarians note whether a stamp is on the recto or the verso.
- He signed his name on the verso of the old photograph.
- The verso of the manuscript leaf carries a faint watermark.
- Page numbers were printed only on the verso in early editions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERSO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VERSO
The 5 tiles of VERSO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with VERSO
1 longer words begin with VERSO.
Words ending in VERSO
2 words end in VERSO. Useful as a back hook: play VERSO onto a word already on the board.
Words with VERSO inside
18 words contain VERSO in the middle. Words that start with VERSO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VERSO
Common questions about VERSO
- Is VERSO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERSO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERSO worth?
- VERSO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERSO mean?
- The left-hand page of an open book, or the back of a printed sheet, as opposed to the recto.
- What letters can be added to VERSO?
- VERSO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VERSO:
Open VERSO in the Word Finder