VERVAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VERVAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERVAIN?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERVAIN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERVAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vervainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERVAIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VERVAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 457,463.
What does VERVAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the verbena family with slender spikes of small flowers, long used in folk medicine and magic.
Old herbalists thought vervain could ward off evil, heal wounds and bring luck in love. It grows wild along roadsides, and its tea is still sold as a herbal remedy.
How VERVAIN is used
Vervain refers to the wild herb and to garden verbenas grown for colour.
- The druids were said to gather vervain at dawn.
- Blue vervain grows beside the river.
- She brewed a cup of vervain tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERVAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERVAIN
1 longer words begin with VERVAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in VERVAIN
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Common questions about VERVAIN
- Is VERVAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERVAIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERVAIN worth?
- VERVAIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERVAIN mean?
- A plant of the verbena family with slender spikes of small flowers, long used in folk medicine and magic.
- What letters can be added to VERVAIN?
- VERVAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VERVAIN:
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