VERTIGINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VERTIGINOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERTIGINOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERTIGINOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERTIGINOUS
No single letter turns VERTIGINOUS into another word.
How VERTIGINOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in VERTIGINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERTIGINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VERTIGINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Causing dizziness, or extremely high and steep.
A vertiginous drop makes the stomach lurch, whether a cliff, a staircase or a sudden rise in prices. It can also describe a person who is giddy or a whirling motion.
How VERTIGINOUS is used
Used for heights and sensations that make one dizzy, often in writing.
- The vertiginous cliff path scared the hikers.
- Prices took a vertiginous leap last year.
- She stared down the vertiginous stairwell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERTIGINOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERTIGINOUS
2 longer words begin with VERTIGINOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VERTIGINOUS
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Common questions about VERTIGINOUS
- Is VERTIGINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERTIGINOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERTIGINOUS worth?
- VERTIGINOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERTIGINOUS mean?
- Causing dizziness, or extremely high and steep.
- What letters can be added to VERTIGINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VERTIGINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of VERTIGINOUS:
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